O/T need help identifing a bean pod

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Haley

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• Mar 24, 2013

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A cousin came to me with this pod today and wanted to know if I knew what kind it was.He found it in some of our grandmothers belongings after she died and we have no idea what kind it is or where it came from,Anyone know? We were thinking that if someone could "Breed" its size into some soybean pods we could all make some serious money at $14 per bushel!

 

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sd pete

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• Mar 24, 2013

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Locust tree?

 

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larry@stinescorner

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• Mar 24, 2013

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maybe a wisteria bush?

 

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robgIN

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• Mar 24, 2013

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Catalpa tree?

 

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ray hofstetter

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• Mar 24, 2013

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Yeah, pretty sure Catalpa tree, we have one by one of our office buildings at work, what a mess!

 

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Haley

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• Mar 24, 2013

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No,i've seen plenty of them and this thing is HUGE compared to anything like that.

 

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Paul from MI

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• Mar 24, 2013

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Looks like a catalpa to me.

 

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ray hofstetter

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• Mar 24, 2013

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Guess you got plant a bean an see what comes up....

 

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in-too-deep

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• Mar 24, 2013

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My buddy Jack might want it.

 

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BCnT

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• Mar 24, 2013

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I"m thinking pinto or sienna.

 

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Dachshund

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• Mar 24, 2013

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Old, dried up, Locust Tree pod....

 

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36F30

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• Mar 24, 2013

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Thorned Honey Locust for sure
Catalpa trees have a rounded pod looks more like a green bean

 

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Haley

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• Mar 24, 2013

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Hey guys,I know its not Catalpa.We have plenty of them here and this pod is at least twice as big and probably more like three times as big as Catalpa.Some of you have mentioned locust tree pods.Do any of you happen to have any pictures of one.If we have them here in central Ga I have never seen one.Thanks for the replies.

 

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Haley

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• Mar 24, 2013

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Thats the first thing I told my cousin! Reminds me of all the pictures of Jack's beanstalk in the books.

 

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36F30

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• Mar 24, 2013

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From the web, I've cleared hundreds of em, weed tree around here

 

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pete 23

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• Mar 24, 2013

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A Catalpa pod will get two feet long but inside it is full of tiny little seeds , each on a wing. No beans or peas.

 

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IrvIA

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• Mar 24, 2013

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I'd have said Honey Locust too, but aren't they always deep brown like 36F30' foto. The ones at my place are.
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Janicholson

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• Mar 24, 2013

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My guess is broad Bean.
Broad Bean - "Aquadulce Claudia" 1702
This variety is universally recognised as being best for an autumn sowing. It establishes itself very quickly and will produce a very early crop. It is white seeded and the pods are up to 23 cm (9 inches) long. Height: 90-100cm (36-40in). 90 days

 

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Randysouthmississippi

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• Mar 25, 2013

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I know its not a catalpa i have them and i know its not a wisteria i have them too.
I would love to know what it is because i have one just like it. I was moving it last week and dropped it, well it popped open and it has big brown beans inside. I plan to plant it next month and see what it grows.

 

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Anonymous-0

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• Mar 25, 2013

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Might also be Kentucky Coffee tree, a relative of Locust.

 

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greygoat

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• Mar 25, 2013

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I"ve got a TRUMPET VINE hedge that has pods like
that, but the seeds inside don"t look like bean
seeds, but more like milkweed seeds

 

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teddy52food

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• Mar 25, 2013

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Scarlet runner bean?

 

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Anonymous-0

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• Mar 25, 2013

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Just thought of the answer, did your cousin get it off of somebody named jack, that had traded a cow for it?

 

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Haley

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• Mar 25, 2013

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I think you are right! We did a little looking on the net and I think this is the variety or something very close.Our pod just does not look like the locust pod but it is almost identical to the scarlet bean pods we looked at.thanks for the help and all thwe other responses.

 

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Haley

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• Mar 25, 2013

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I think you are right. We did a little looking on the net and I think this is the variety or something very close.Our pod just does not look like the locust pod but it is almost identical to the scarlet bean pods we looked at.thanks for the help and all the other responses.