Yup, it's a carob.

BEWARE - one of the sexes has a vile odor when in bloom.

Thanks for the confirmation. I'm not certain I'll even keep this Carob since it's borderline hardy for my area. Interesting about the blooms vile odor.

Cheers, Barrie.

The carob tree is said to smell like sperm when it is in bloom. A gay friend of mine was standing under my carob, which is a lovely old tree and blocks the afternoon sun from the front of my house, a wonderful thing in Phoenix, and said "Oh, doesn't that smell wonderful?" I said "What?" He said, "The carob tree . . . it smells like come". My response was I'd never bothered to smell come so I had no idea. He went on to explain that all of the gay men he knew loved the carob tree because of its smell. I personally love it because it never requests water, stays green and makes yard pretty and cooler. It is a female so I get to clean up the pods a couple of times a year, but that is a small price to pay.

haha..... too funny. A poll of my gay friends does not particularly like the smell of carob trees.

I'm looking for someone who has a Carob Tree. I need the pods for a craft project. If you live in the LA or OC area...I'm in Glendora, CA...please let me know if you will share your carob pods with me. Thanks.

All this talk and nothing about using the seeds as a coco sub.

Where can I purchase a carob tree????