Unsung Heroes, Journal 16 Spring 1999
CERATONIA SILIQUA L.
By Sabina Rossini Oliva
All you want to know about Carob trees.
A stamp issued by Cyprus in 1955 depicting a Carob tree and seed pod.
A photo of some red, possibly male flowers, but I am no expert.
A photo of the flowers growing out of the trunk
A photo of yellow flowers and an insect, possibly female flowers.
Some seed pods on the tree.
A Carob tree in front of the Court House in Corinth. The tree suffered some damage with the snow which we had a couple of years ago.
The same tree and a statue from a different viewpoint.
The statue, also in front of the Court House, is of Damaskinos who was Bishop of Corinth from 1922 until 1938. Subsequently he was Archbishop of Athens from 1941 to 49. He was also regent of Greece between 1944 and 1946.
No post about the Carob tree should be without a photo of the seed pods. I discovered a Carob tree, quite by accident, in the church yard and collected these fallen seed pods.