Certain leguminous trees can produce large quantities of nutricious pods that have been used as food and fodder for people and their animals for centuries. Typically high in both sugars and proteins they can be made into flour and used in breads, soups and other cooking.
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Leguminous Food Trees
Certain leguminous trees can produce large quantities of nutricious pods that have been used as food and fodder for people and their animals for centuries. Typically high in both sugars and proteins they can be made into flour and used in breads, soups and other cooking.
Very high sugar content at 36% dry weight this variety won first place in a contest held by the Tennessee Valley Authority back in 1934. Tree named for the owner of the land where it originated.
Evergreen leguminous tree produces large one -foot long dark brown sweet pods that are chewed on by children or ground to a flour and used to make a delicious and nutritious addition to baked goods and ice-cream. Sometimes considered to be a healthy choc
Excellent producer of large, sweet pods on a low thorn tree. Said to have a 16 pod per pound average weight. Named after John W Hershey who long ago did survey trials that showed honey locust pods to be a quite delicious and acceptable food for humans.
Select grafted variety of honey locust from the farm of David Millwood near Lake Junuluska, North Carolina. Mostly thornless tree is very productive of large nutritious pods that have been tested at 31% sugar content dry weight. Also contains up to 13% pr
Beautiful quick growing leguminous tree is native from South Dakota to New Orleans and Texas, and east to western Massachusetts. Can grow up to 60 to 100 feet tall and has a hard wood that polishes well. Fragrant cream colored flowers are followed by larg
