Mary Ison's Little Brown Bunch

Ordinary looking bean, difficult to shell but amazingly productive from early until frost. Grows well on a 2-4' fence. In 2014 15 plants produced 350 seeds in half shade, unweeded, unwatered (early and late crops). Survived 2016 drought and produced 2-3X seed of any other bush bean throughout August then died. Similarly in 2019 (did not die). Pods up to 3x1/4x1/4" leathery (measured curved), seeds up to 6/pod. Shiny 5/16x3/16x3/16" tan with brown stripes. 120 seeds/oz. 80-90 days to ripe (first crop). 4 year old seed germinated 90%. 25 or more 2020-2023 seed,