Carob Tree (Ceratonia siliqua)Carob Tree, A. K. A. St. Johns Bread, is a long lived evergreen of the Fabaceae family, related to Butterfly Pea and Lablab Bean. The Middle East native plant grows a feathery canopy of deep green, leathery leaves atop a trunk of twisted, reddish brown bark. Because their leaves are slow to burn, many grow Carob as a fire barrier. Red, single sex flower clusters develop in autumn, attracting bees and flies with their musky fragrance. To pollinate, the