Ice Cream Bean Live Trees - Pack of 3 - Sweet, Fluffy Ice Cream Tasting Fruit

It’s the kind of thing you might dream as a kid to find in a back lane – a tree loaded with bean-like pods full of sweet, fluffy ice-cream-ish tasting fruit. And guess what? They exist! Behold the awesomeness of the ice cream bean,– Inga edulis. Originating from Central and South America and with many, many variations of pod length and colour, the ice cream bean seems to be beloved by kids (and adults) in every country that it’s grown. In its various local lingos, its called the guama (and in Panama, I’ve been strictly informed that it is the correct ‘guava’ and what we call guava is… something else). My kid calls it the yum bean. The pods are filled with black seeds (which are also edible – typically boiled and/or ground to flour – didn’t taste that great raw though) which are covered in a fluffy, white flesh. It’s the fluffy white seed coating that everyone loves – you have to kindof suck/chew it off each seed, and yes it does taste like vanilla ice cream, in it’s smoothness and sweetness. As a bonus, this tree crop is potentially nitrogen fixing, grows from seed and grows quickly. Originates from Central + South America Important food crop of the Incas and many Amazonian peoples Germinates easily from seed (plant immediately after eating white bit) Grows quickly, with nitrogen-fixing nodules on roots. Grows well in just baout any soil type. Grows in tropical + sub-tropical locations + suitable microclimates Can take an occaional light frost, or drought (typical of many rainforest trees) Lifespan of approximately 30 years. Can be fermented to make chichuri – similar to perry

• Ice Cream Bean is a tree loaded with bean-like pods full of sweet, fluffy ice-cream-ish tasting fruit
• Surrounding the inedible black seeds is a thick white juicy pulp that tastes very much like vanilla ice-cream
• A very fast growing attractive tree with glossy leaves and lovely white/yellow pompom type flowers - Can be pruned back hard to keep at a desired height.
• Ice cream bean is loved by kids (and adults) in every country that it’s grown - All of our edible plants are organically grown using only compost tea. No fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides or fungicides have been used
• Easily overwinters in northern climates. Keep it in a container and bring indoors for the winter. Hardy outside in zones 9-11
• You will receive three live ice cream bean trees.