[Arid_gardener] Re: Carob Tree Gender

[Olin Miller]

You probably can't tell from by examining the tree until it is mature enough
to bloom.  You could try specifying at the nursery when you but your tree.
They should know.

According to the rather lengthy (dot pdf 1.3 MB) article at

http://www.ipgri.cgiar.org/publications/pdf/347.pdf

rootstocks for commercial production are grown from seed, then a clone from
a female tree is grafted onto it.  But all of the carob trees I have
encountered in the valley emitted an offensive odor.

Olin
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: <anderson628 at cox.net>
To: <arid_gardener at Ag.arizona.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2007 1:11 PM
Subject: [Arid_gardener] Question from Home-Hort WWW page
> Jean  Anderson
> 85032
> anderson628 at cox.net
> I would like to plant a carob tree in my yard, but have heard the male
> plant has an offensive odor.  How can I know the gender of the tree??  Can
> a nursey selling tress tell me if it is a male or female?  Are there other
> things I should know before buying this tree?  I want it for shade in the
> middle of a grassy area in full sunlight.  Thanks so much.