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When free, could the experts here please help me identify this tree.

Location: Delhi, India

Height: 20-30 feet

Date: October

Is the hanging green colored fruit edible?

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This looks like Catalpa bignonioides, aka the Indian bean tree and is commonly used as a garden or street tree.¹ The plant is native to the southeastern United States but was introduced in northern India later.²

Regarding edibility:

No, I would not recommend eating any part of it as multiple websites list it to have no edible uses, and the roots are highly poisonous³ ⁴

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References:

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalpa_bignonioides
  2. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30194969-2
  3. https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Catalpa+bignonioides
  4. https://homeguides.sfgate.com/catalpa-edible-90090.html
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