Cherokee Trail of Tears Pole Beans 20 Seeds Carried on This Tragic Death March Cherokee Trail of Tears Black Bean Phaseolus vulgaris Given to Seed Savers Exchange in 1977 to help insure its survival, by the late Dr. John Wyche, from Hugo, Oklahoma. Dr. Wyches Cherokee ancestors carried this bean over the Trail of Tears, *the infamous winter death march from the Smoky Mountains to Oklahoma (1838-1839), leaving a trail of 4,000 graves. Green 6" pods with purple overlay, shiny jet-black seeds. Good for snap beans and dry beans. Pole habit, snap or dry, 85 days. *Want to know more? Scroll all the way down. Pole Beans-Cultivation Phaseolus vulgaris. Plant in early spring after frost danger is past and soil has warmed up to at least 60 degrees. Coat bean seeds with bean and pea inoculant. Direct sow at 1-2" deep. 2-3" apart in hills spaced 30-36" apart or with corn at the same intervals. Place poles or trellis at the time of planting. Keep weed free. Pick pods when filled out nicely before pods bulge. 20 SEEDS PER PACK THESE SEEDS ARE FROM A SUPPLIER AND WILL BE TRUE TO COLOR AND VARIETY