Looks to me like honey locust. Which is considered edible.
Yosemite97
Your son is now a honeylocust tree! /s
The pods are supposedly edible when green. Very bitter and less edible when they turn black later in fall & winter. I think he’ll be fine.
CrazyGod76
Honey locust is edible especially in low qualities and while green so you kids should be fine. Worst case is diarrhea because they are kids why not. Although, I will say, honey locust is mildly invasive in some areas, so i wouldn’t recommend doing anything with those seeds.
borgchupacabras
Why are there so many posts recently about people eating stuff not knowing what it is??
Aify97
No its not. In malaysia we called it “Petai”
They often fry it with shrimp with spicy red sauce. It smell s pungent when cooked
neddy_seagoon
Where are you in the world? That affects what it could be.
edit: looks to be SW Ohio
Fitzzit
Thanks to everyone who let me be reassured that a school wouldn’t plant poison bean trees in its playground. I don’t know how to mark this identified but it seems pretty agreed upon.
NorEaster_23
Thornless Honey Locust (_Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis_). The sweet sticky pulp inside the seed pods is edible. The seeds are also edible but should be cooked beforehand
Longjumping-Spare870
How is posting Reddit easier than doing a plant ID look up
daeglo
I have to wonder why small humans come pre-programmed with the urge to eat everything they find in the wild, but you can’t get them to eat a piece of broccoli or a green bean off their dinner plate.
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Why are asking on social media???
Honey locust, not dangerous.
Looks to me like honey locust. Which is considered edible.
Your son is now a honeylocust tree! /s
The pods are supposedly edible when green. Very bitter and less edible when they turn black later in fall & winter. I think he’ll be fine.
Honey locust is edible especially in low qualities and while green so you kids should be fine. Worst case is diarrhea because they are kids why not. Although, I will say, honey locust is mildly invasive in some areas, so i wouldn’t recommend doing anything with those seeds.
Why are there so many posts recently about people eating stuff not knowing what it is??
No its not. In malaysia we called it “Petai”
They often fry it with shrimp with spicy red sauce. It smell s pungent when cooked
Where are you in the world? That affects what it could be.
edit: looks to be SW Ohio
Thanks to everyone who let me be reassured that a school wouldn’t plant poison bean trees in its playground. I don’t know how to mark this identified but it seems pretty agreed upon.
Thornless Honey Locust (_Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis_). The sweet sticky pulp inside the seed pods is edible. The seeds are also edible but should be cooked beforehand
How is posting Reddit easier than doing a plant ID look up
I have to wonder why small humans come pre-programmed with the urge to eat everything they find in the wild, but you can’t get them to eat a piece of broccoli or a green bean off their dinner plate.