Catalpa bignonioides Flowering Tree,Medicinal Herbs Cigar Tree, Southern Catalpa How to harvest catalpa tree seed pods for tea and remedies? Catalpa Tree Pods Smoke Smoke Catalpa Pods Indian bean tree (catalpa tree) bean uses? : r foraging Catalpa Speciosa The Garden Lady No these aren't giant tree green beans, but instead the seed pod of the northern catalpa. These bean like pods can grow to be 20" long and contain numerous 1" long seeds. #haverfordcollegearboretum # Polk Salad Annie