Cherokee Trail of Tears Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Also known as Cherokee Black, the variety is good as both a snap and a dry bean; when mature, the greenish-purple 6” pods encase shiny jet-black seeds. This bean was shared with Seed Savers Exchange by the late Dr. John Wyche of Hugo, Oklahoma. His Cherokee ancestors carried this bean over the Trail of Tears, the infamous winter death march from the Smoky Mountains to Oklahoma (1838-39) that left a trail of 4,000 graves. Pole habit, snap or dry, 85 days. ±1,600 seeds/lb.
- Pole bean
- Black seeds
- Green 6 inch pods with purple overlay
- Snap or dry bean
- 85 days
- ±1,600 seeds/lb
