Details for: NGB 31875, Phaseolus vulgaris L. var. vulgaris, Norwegian Pencil

  Norway

  United States
Associated species: Donor taxon name: Phaseolus vulgaris
Comment: Donor remark: The Norwegian donor received four beans from a representative of Seed Savers Exchange (USA)in 2018. After regeneration the harvest was donated to NordGen. There is a chance that the accession may originate from Norway and has been preserved in USA for more than 100 years and now are back in its origin country. It has some resemblance with the old Norwegian variety Fløystad-bønna. The bean is described as follows in the SSE cataloge: "Snap bean. Long, very round green beans have good texture but are slightly astringent; crunchy; somewhat dry. Late to develop a suture string. Pods are recurving, or slightly S-shaped. Pods mature to yellow and develop light purple mottling. Strongly climbing pole bean. Pods measure 7-9” long. Leathery podded dry pods. 6-9 seeds per pod. Unusual dry beans are speckled with light grey and have black stripes. They are long, thicker than they are wide, and kidney-shaped. Purple flowers. Non-pigmented plants. Hard-seeded. Intermediate productivity when grown in 2015 at Heritage Farm. Mid-season maturing. Donated to SSE in 2013 by Evalynn Schnackenberg of Washington. Evalynn’s grandmother, Maria Andreasen, moved to Washington state from Minnesota in the early 1900s with her 11 children after her husband’s death. At some point around 1920, Maria obtained some bean seeds from the county extension office in Ferndale, WA. She planted them, enjoyed them, and saved the seed to plant in following years. Several of Maria's children and grandchildren have also grown the beans in the years since."
Donator(s):

• Asdal, Åsmund, Nordic Genetic Resource Center