Tree (i think) identification

Hi there

About a year ago I bought a plant from a lady and I have been unable to identify it. It was advertised in the shop as a "Happy Bean". It was a large(ish) seed sat on the surface of the soil with a small stem of about 1 1/2 inches tall attached to it. It is now about a foot high, tree like, with green leaves and a slowly woodening stem.

Any idea what it might be. Any help much appreciated.

 

What size , shape and colour was the bean? And what shape are the leaves?
Very large ones could be coconuts or cocoa beans, small could be broad beans or green beans! There's a few exotic plant fanciers who can probably help, especially with some more details.

 

have googled "happy bean" and got some interesting results, but nothing remotely resembling a tree!! Nearest thing was a beansprout!
Can you post a photo??? Pretty please?

 

How do I put a picture of it on here so I can show you?

 

There is a detailed message I think in Members gallery, but in summary, size picture to about 600 mp - sign up to photobucket. Upload picture. Copy the the third of the address boxes into your post. Job done.

 

Hi

I think I have done it right. I will put all 3 links on here just to make sure.



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http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h27/anthony123hopkins/PictureofHappyBean.jpg

Hope this helps with identification. The seed was green, about an inch cubed in volume, with two distinct halves, and after about 6-8 weeks it had shrivelled up, and came off the stem.

 

looks like something citrus!! But not grapefruit, as that's got a different shape of leaf, almost like it's 2 leaves. :D

 

Some tropical legume is my guess, not much help I know, must be a tree of some kind.
Having said that, it also looks a bit pagoda tree like.

 

Sophora japonica?

 

Yeah, the lady I bought it from said it was tropical. Is there an on-line resource that might have pictures of it when the seed was still attached. I think that might be the best time from which to identify it.

 

Pete

I think maybe. But having looked at various web sites they all show older trees. I need to see a picture of the plant germinating, or at least in its first 2-3 weeks. Any ideas?

 

Hi, sorry in a hurry, found this:

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://aoeu.standardout.com/pics/pdb_Mitjo_2003-04-18_1050673446296.jpg&imgrefurl=http://plantsdatabase.com/showimage/15645.html&h=508&w=34 0&sz=26&tbnid=ZeGH07zS9COp4M:&tbnh=128&tbnw=85&hl=en&start=1&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dpagoda%2Btree%2Bseedling%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DN

 

It has a leaf pattern similar to a plant I have grown from a seed picked up in a Florida hotel garden. Similar but not the same. It is hard to identify plants that have no immediate distinguishing features. It does a appear to be an immature tree or large shrub.

 

Yes I think there must be hundreds of plants that look similar to that, it looks evergreen? Though can we be sure?
A pic taken when the seed was still visable might help.
Never seen a seed that matches the description, a green seed, with two distinct halves.

 

I just thought about nuts and not beans and they are split seeds.The Pecan leaf is very much like your leaf shape. Found this pic.