Carob
Ceratonia siliqua

Location: 38048 Glenmoor Drive
District: Centerville
Native to: Europe
Tree type: flowering
Leaf retention: evergreen

Comments: Broadleaf evergreen, native to eastern Mediterranean region. A handsome, fully rounded, compact tree with neat, clean foliage and narrow, flat, leathery fruit in the form of pods. Pods used for chocolate substitute and medicinal purposes. This tree is gone.
City of Fremont Landmark Tree.

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NOTICE: This specimen is located on private property.  DO NOT TRESPASS!  No right to enter private property to view the specimen tree is granted by the Roadside Arboretum.  To prevent the transfer of disease and other considerations, do not touch or take samples from the specimen tree or any other plants on the property.

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Illustration by Philip Eaker