The carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua) has long been esteemed for its traditional applications, including the production of locust bean gum and use as a nutritious food source. In recent decades, ...

Tu B’Shevat gives parents the opportunity to share with their children the importance of trees in everyday life. Jewish tradition is full of parables using trees to convey messages. This tale happens ...

Philip Culazzo opened La Distillerie de Monaco in 2017, but the carob wasn’t on his mind at the time. Fulvio Bugani The carob may not be the most attractive tree in Monaco, but for over 2,000 years, ...

24 karat gold. It is the measure designated for pure gold. But where does it come from? Ironically, it is derived from the seeds of a carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua), an arboreal species that you could ...

Theophanis Christou, 20, and his grandfather Christos Charalambous, 79, (up the tree) harvest carob from a tree in Cyprus's southern village of Asgata - Copyright AFP ...

ANOGYRA, Cyprus - Barn owls and black snakes are being enlisted in Cyprus to protect carob trees, known on the Mediterranean island since antiquity and once a flourishing export but now threatened by ...

Carob has long been associated with the Jewish holiday of Tu B’shvat, the New Year of the Trees. But would it be so wrong to include a little chocolate, too? Each has religious connections. Sometimes ...