Oma’s Speckled Green Snap
(Bush) Oma’s Speckled Green Snap is an heirloom variety bean collector Mandy Botincan of Manitoba received from her Oma Anna Rosner. Anna brought these beans with her in the early 50s from Poland. 1 This variety is exclusive on Mandy’s Greenhouse.
“Oma’s Speckled Green Snap bush – Obtained from my Oma (Anna Rosner’s) garden who brought them with her from Poland in the early 50’s. Has performed great for me with no end in production, producing longer than most other beans I have trialed. Can be used as fresh green pods. These dried beans have an similar resemblance to “Topcrop” released by Victory Seeds in 1950 (except black not brown)! Seeds appear slightly shorter than “Blue Jay”, but yet have the same black base, splashed with tan and cream. Some pods were found to have a smooth shell, yet others had “hard to open” wrinkled shells. I have separated these in the hopes of eventually eliminating the wrinkled ones. Both versions offered heavy crops, with 5 to 6 seeds in each pod.” (Mandy’s Greenhouse, cited 2025)
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