Barksdale

Barksdale
Uses	snap
Growth Habit	pole
Maturity
Flower Color	white
Pod Color	yellow
Seed Color	white
Seed Pattern	solid

Name and History

Given to the Barksdale Family of Salem, Illinois by Aunt Lavera Halsclaw, who was 101 years old in 1983. Exactly matches a 1907 description of Golden Cluster wax bean, a variety supposedly lost due to cross-pollination with commercial beans.

Uses

Snap. Pods remain stringless and tender for a long time.

Description

Growth: Range of 62-90 days to snap bean harvest; 72 on average. Vigorous, branching vines 8-10 feet tall or more. Very productive, but needs cooler nights/weather to set seed well. Germinates well in cool soil.
Flowers: White.
Pods: Large, straight, flat, and yellow. Pods 6-8 inches long and borne in bunches of up to 10. 6-8 seeds per pod.
Seeds: mall, elongated, and solid white.