Overweight Brazillian Wax

carob

regions:

the tree is originally from Asia Minor. Today he is especially widespread in the Mediterranean. In the 19th century it was brought to Mexico and the United States.

The tree is cultivated for its pods. This longitudinal section through the fruit that can detect the seeds and pulp.

Height:

is when carob tree it is an evergreen tree reaching up to 15m. The fresh leaves are expelled into red and soft. Later, they are green, leathery and harder. They are alternate and consist of 6 to 10 opposite leaflets permanent. The tree forms a spreading crown widths and can be pulled in the pot, to a beautiful small tree in our own. The flowers are small slender grapes directly on the branches. In our climate is hardly likely to blossom. What is the advantage, that during the flowering season is out of the "pleasure" of the very unpleasant smell of the flower.

carob trees in their natural habitat

location:

summer	The carob tree is coming to the Ice Saints until the first autumn frosts into the open. You begrudge him a perfect sunny and warm place.
Winter	In winter he comes in a bright place, may be the temperature below 10 ° C.

cultivation / propagation:

from the pods of the tree, you bring out of the Italy vacation or partly preserved also in our shops, they found the brown seeds. These are then laid up to 2-3mm below the ground. Casting and planter to a warm, semi-shady spot will be. After the plants have germinated and are the first leaves, they can be gently gewönnt the blazing sun.

This core is surrounded in their natural habitat, from the fallen pods, germinated. Distinct, the two cotyledons.

substrate:

The natural habitat of the carob tree are rocky hillsides. It is therefore gewönnt to nutrient poor, rocky and water repellent substrate. Sand and gravel mixed with some humus are well suited as a substrate. Avoid gifts of peat. Very well suited also ready-mixed cactus soil, as it is commercially available.

casting:

The tree is relatively resistant to drought. Prolonged waterlogging at the roots But tell him not to. Particularly in winter must be cast less. Pour with rain water says to the plant, but not absolutely necessary, as well as chalky tap water is well tolerated.

fertilizing:

Since the tree is gewönnt to nutrient-poor soil, it is sufficient if it is fertilized once a year at the beginning of the growth phase.

young fruit, right on the trunk (cauliflory)

mature and immature fruits

fruiting / harvesting:

us If you can count only after many years with fruit. These are among the fruits to brown-black, 10 to 25cm long sleeves. You can be straight or curved and have a protruding edge. The hard seeds (up to 15) are embedded in the soft brown pulp inside the pods.

In some markets, like here in Vienna (Naschmarkt), the pods available.

fruit use:

the fruit is ripe, it has a sweet and aromatic taste. It can be chewed or dried and ground into a cocoa-like drink can be prepared.
Another area of use is the food industry (thickening agent)

Text: Dominik re