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Ceratonia siliqua
Tree with rough trunk that has red inflorescence coming off of it and the branches. Aka St. John's bread
In front of an elementary school.
"Carob, dried or roasted and having a slightly sweet taste, in powder or chip form, is used as an ingredient in cakes and cookies. Carob is sometimes used as a substitute for chocolate. The seeds, also known as locust beans, are used as animal feed. They are also the source of locust bean gum, a thickening agent used in numerous processed foods. In Egypt, carobs are consumed as a snack. Crushed pods are used to make a refreshing drink. Compotes and liqueurs are made from carob in Turkey, Malta, Portugal, Spain and Sicily. Carob has proven effective in relieving diarrhea in infants. In Libya, a syrup extracted from carob named rub is used as a complement to an Asida meal." - Wikipedia
Thanks Cindy, I'll have to go and look at the Carob trees around here. Many of them are still being (illegally) used to trap birds with glue and are fenced off by the owners.
Hi Malcolm, they're definitely part of the tree. "The flowers are small and numerous, spirally arranged along the inflorescence axis in catkin-like racemes borne on spurs from old wood and even on the trunk (cauliflory)" - Wikipedia
Are these part of the Carob tree or just a parasite, similar to Mistletoe? I don't recall seeing anything like that on the Carob trees here, but I don't look closely!
Lat: 33.15, Long: -117.07
Spotted on Nov 13, 2011
Submitted on Nov 13, 2011
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