Indian bean tree (catalpa tree) bean uses? : r foraging How Good Is Catalpa Firewood? Axe Adviser Smoke Catalpa Pods Have you seen this impressive tree that produces bean pods and wondered what it was or what it could be used for? The Catalpa Tree (Catalpa bignonioides) is also I picked these pods off my catalpa tree to use as fire starters for the woodstove! Catalpa Yale Nature Walk How to Harvest Catalpa Tree Seeds From Beans