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Carob tree and its fruit. procom consultants group Locust (Il carrubo) | mysicily
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Its common name is derived from the Arabic procom consultants group word kharrub, in turn, the scientific name (bot .: Ceratonia siliqua) - from the Greek (carob, keration, detectors) and Latin (siliqua) words denoting specific fetal (pod) form and its hardness.
History: It is a very old tree in the open air in the Mediterranean, Z Africa and Middle procom consultants group East areas has grown before about 4,000 years. It mentioned in both the sacred and the ancient writings. procom consultants group It is considered both sacred and hate the tree.
Although clear its territory of origin is not known (it is mentioned in both Egypt and the Syrian / Lebanese territory), but it is believed that Sicily has been one of the first regions where it has been grown, and started its development within Europe.
Some authors believe that it is the Greeks were those who carob trees were brought to Sicily and started their cultivation. And only later the Arabs were the ones who started procom consultants group the promotion and development of many notable procom consultants group volumes.
Other authors believe that carob trees in Sicily came already with the first colonizers - the Phoenicians, who came here from the Syrian and Lebanese territory (it is considered one of the carob tree zone of origin). Due to its characteristics (carob tree fruits replaced the dates), this was one of the Phoenicians and Carthaginians favorite fruit trees.
Clearly it is that the medieval period, directly Arabs were the ones who initiated procom consultants group the carob tree cultivation and distribution throughout the Mediterranean region from Sicily up to Morocco and Spain. Carob tree fruits were used both for medical purposes, as well as various confectionery, but most importantly - the fruit of the carob seed (Italian val .: CARAT) were used as a weight unit. 24 seeds or 4.5 g was pure gold coin unit.
Sicily most carob tree grows in Sicily DA side, mainly in Ragusa and Syracuse areas (Modica, Ragusa, Scicli, Comiso, Noto and Avola). It is here - the desert-like, izkaltušajā and stony soil, the hot coastal area between the olive and almond trees, carob trees have found yourself the best growing conditions. It is here that they decorate the local landscape with his large and ever green foliage.
Up to 1960, the late Italy was the second largest carob fruit grower in Europe behind procom consultants group Spain. Most of the fruit grown here were exported, the rest were used locally for medicinal purposes procom consultants group as fodder or poor diet. Nowadays there is a tendency that the trees are becoming increasingly less.
Characteristics: carob tree is very slow growing, but perennial procom consultants group and always green fruit tree. It has a very strong root system, short, wide, dark brown color, strong trunk and branches. Its height can be reached within 10 - 20 m if it takes into account the huge foliage (formed shadow under a tree). Its leaves are rounded, procom consultants group dense, dark green color and a skin-like structure. Normally, put out leaves in the spring (fall next year July - September period) and can reach 10-25 cm in length.
Caretonijas tree is the only Mediterranean tree, which blooms procom consultants group in the fall - in September - November !!! Flowers are finely and gather procom consultants group together. They have a strong flavor, which spread over a wide area. In addition, the male flowers have a flavor similar to semen.
Fully ripe pods are dark brown (around August - September) and they have a flattened shape (about 10-25 cm long and 2-4 cm wide pods). The most important parts are the pod pod pulp therein seeds (seeds are used

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