The Sun Sets on Another Day is a photograph by Clare Bevan which was uploaded on July 22nd, 2014.
The Sun Sets on Another Day
The beautiful branches of the Carob Tree stretch out into the early evening. Carob Trees or Ceratonia Siliqua are native to the Mediterranean region... more
by Clare Bevan
Title
The Sun Sets on Another Day
Artist
Clare Bevan
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The beautiful branches of the Carob Tree stretch out into the early evening. Carob Trees or Ceratonia Siliqua are native to the Mediterranean region of Southern Europe.
Here in Andalucia the Carob Trees thrive and they are they most beautifully shaped trees. The fruit is a legume that can be elongated, compressed, straight or curved, and thickened at the sutures. The pods take a full year to develop and ripen. The ripe pods eventually fall to the ground and are eaten by various mammals, thereby dispersing the seed. My horse really enjoys them.
In the Iberian Peninsula, carob pods were used mainly as animal fodder, especially to feed donkeys. Carob pods were an important source of sugar before sugarcane and sugar beets became widely available.
Spain is the biggest cultivator of carob.
© 2014 Clare Bevan
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July 22nd, 2014
