Grafting Techniques in Carob Tree
The way to establish a productive garden in carob and to get economical products from wild trees in nature is through grafting. About half of the trees grown from seeds are male and do not produce any pods; the fruit characteristics of the female ones vary from tree to tree. Thanks to grafting, male or wild trees that produce poor quality fruit can be transformed into a known and productive variety.
Read MoreCarob Sapling Selection and Sapling Certificate
Carob is a long-lived tree; The choice of saplings made when establishing a garden determines the yield, fruit quality and operating cost of the garden for decades. It takes both time and effort to correct the mistake of the garden established with a sapling of the wrong sex, unknown variety or weak root structure.
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