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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Sign up to join this communityThis 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
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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