The carob tree or St. John´s bread tree, is typical for the Algarve. In Portuguese the tree is called
Alfarrobeira and the fruit of this tree is called
Alfarroba (
al-harruba in Arabic).
The carob tree is a member of the legume (pea) family. It is a large tree and grows to 15m in 50 years. It produces no fruit for the first 15 years of its life, but will fruit well into its old age. A large tree can produce one ton of beans in one harvest. Contrary to the orange trees, carob tree...
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