Permaculture Living

These are pods on the icecream bean tree. It tastes nothing like its name to me; it’s like tiny pieces of slightly sweet cotton wool around a huge seed. Not my favourite fruit, but it’s a good permaculture plant because it grows fast, provides shade and is a nitrogen fixer.

Tags: fruit, ice cream bean

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