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Jade
A tier
Jade is a bush bean known for dark, glossy green pods that stay attractive on the plant and in the bin longer than pale types—straight, round, and refined for fresh market. Flavour is clean and sweet-grassy; texture stays snappy when picked promptly. Heat tolerance relative to some older bush beans helped summer production. Premium fresh steaming and sautéing showcase the colour. Less about long braises. Harvest often; dark pods can hide slight over-maturity if not checked by feel.
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History
Jade bush bean entered commercial and garden seed channels for dark-pod fresh market.
Market growers favoured Jade for shelf colour and straight pods.
Seed catalogues listed Jade among top dark-green bush snaps.
Jade continued as a fresh-market quality reference bush bean.