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1 hour ago, Lumber_Jack said:

@Erik88 that’s for sure Catalpa. People who dont know call them Green Bean Trees or the old more common name Indian Bean. 

Thanks. I learned something new. It looks like they have a pretty small natural range so I bet this one was planted. 

 

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2 hours ago, Erik88 said:

Thanks. I learned something new. It looks like they have a pretty small natural range so I bet this one was planted. 

That map doesn't seem correct. I always thought they were common.

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2 hours ago, Erik88 said:

Thanks. I learned something new. It looks like they have a pretty small natural range so I bet this one was planted. 

 

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Thats for the specific subspeicies Southern Catalpa. The range of Catalpa speciosa (all speciesis much more broad

 

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32 minutes ago, mhmd said:

@Lumber_Jack , all of our catalpa trees are around creek bottoms. Google doesn’t  say that is a requirement. Is that just a fluke of our farm?

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 That's why Catalpa worms are a fantastic fish bait, It's a natural food to them in areas where there are Catalpa trees.

I didn't recognize the bark but when the "green beans" were mentioned it jogged my memory. Gathered many Catalpa worms as a kid.

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1 hour ago, xsubsailor said:

 That's why Catalpa worms are a fantastic fish bait, It's a natural food to them in areas where there are Catalpa trees.

I didn't recognize the bark but when the "green beans" were mentioned it jogged my memory. Gathered many Catalpa worms as a kid.

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So that's what those are called. 

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@Erik88, you CAN get sap to make syrup from a silver maple. In the late winter or spring when the days are above freezing and the nights below freezing it'll give sap if you tap it. The rule of thumb is about 40:1 if you do want to give it a try.

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On 5/19/2020 at 1:04 PM, mhmd said:

@Lumber_Jack , all of our catalpa trees are around creek bottoms. Google doesn’t  say that is a requirement. Is that just a fluke of our farm?

mark

It is definitely a bottomland species.  You will find it other places but it typically likes wetter sites

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32 minutes ago, bud said:

I  was trying to!

i dont get to talk plants too much these days, and Im a sucker for a plant ID challenge.

 

 

 

Spotted this today. Downtown Knoxville is full of these trees, most grow along the creek. They look like wild blackberries but they aren't growing on a vine.

 

 

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Those are further along than ours at the moment. They are hard to harvest. I know I pick several gallons just to get enough for a pie or two.  The same thing happens with strawberries. 

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2 hours ago, Erik88 said:

I've heard they are really good but I've never tried them. 

Do it. You'll be glad you did. Eat the darkest ones you see.

I've never actually done anything with them, other than give them to the boys or shove them into my mouth. I've been saving and freezing some of the "rougher looking" ones, to eventually batch them up for wine...

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