Indian Bean Tree Beans!
By Karenfrance
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27 Jul, 2011
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The largest leaves measure 30x45cms at the moment...
...the beans are 50cms long...
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No idea! lol I'll have to google it!
27 Jul, 2011
Think not...!
27 Jul, 2011
Great pic. Do you have any from a distance?
27 Jul, 2011
thanks, Lil...I do and I'll put one on :))
27 Jul, 2011
Seems a shame you cant eat them?
29 Jul, 2011
There's nothing but fiberous seeds inside...and the skins are quite thin...don't think they're used for anything...
29 Jul, 2011
They must have a use! Everything has a purpose doesn't it? mayeb you could smoke it? lol
29 Jul, 2011
Oh don't Pixi!! lol!! At this rate...what with the moving and all...who knows! lol!!!
29 Jul, 2011
Just ornamental I suppose, looks effective though...
30 Jul, 2011
I have never seen the 'beans' before. If you had pollarded (is that the right word - sounds wrong?) it this year Karen, would it have not produced beans? . . .
30 Jul, 2011
We didn't get around to it this year...and last year was the first time it had been done in around 10 years...so I'm not sure on that one, M. Everyone here pollards them in autumn or, more often, early spring. I will keep a lookout for beans on other, more 'well kept' trees and let you know...
31 Jul, 2011
:-))
31 Jul, 2011
;) x
31 Jul, 2011
Have had a look and will post tomorrow....
31 Jul, 2011
Hi M...forgot all about this! Pollarding does seem to affect bean production!!!
2 Aug, 2011
Karen...OH says that once the tree has been pollarded, come Spring, you just take off buds and branches that are growing in the places you don't want them...Hope this helps...
by the way you have mail...
2 Aug, 2011
Hi Sue, that's what we do...it's quite easy because the pollarded branches are so big that you can sit in the tree to do it!
Have read...will be back to you soon :))
2 Aug, 2011
Nice one...:o)
2 Aug, 2011
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27 Jul, 2011