Vermont Cranberry Dry Bean

Though each is a New England tradition since before 1800, this bush bean is not to be confused with True Red Cranberry pole bean or the pink-flecked Italian Borlotti bean. Early horticultural compendiums list two New World varieties, Dwarf Cranberry and Pole Cranberry, being grown by native peoples in New England. Vermont Cranberry is the Dwarf Cranberry’s descendant, probably outfitted with a place name by an enterprising seedsman. A New England tradition since before 1800. Vermont Cranberry’s pods contain 5 to 6 speckled cranberry-colored shell beans. Reliable, hardy, easy to shell. Sometimes gets viney. Indigenous Royalties.