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Castanea sativa


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Castanea sativa
  • Scientific Name: Castanea sativa
  • Common Name: European chestnut
  • Symbol: CASA27
  • Category: Dicot
  • Genus: Castanea
  • Family: Fagaceae
  • Family Common Name: Beech family
  • Order: Fagales
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Duration: Perennial
  • Growth Habit: Tree
  • Native Status: L48 (I)
  • Edible: unknown
  • AL DC MA NY PA

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  • Scientific Name: Castanea sativa
  • Common Name(s): Chestnut tree
  • Edible: yes
  • Medicinal: no
  • Parts Used: fruit


  • ravenscar
    2 Oct, 2010

    not sure this is true, cant find any info to contradict this, but my old teacher used to tell me to soak the covering in tannic acid untill very soft then apply to rashes.
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    Logos
    12 Aug, 2008

    Description: The European chestnut is usually a large tree, up to 18 meters in height.
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    Logos
    12 Aug, 2008

    Habitat and Distribution: In temperate regions, the chestnut is found in both hardwood and coniferous forests. In the tropics, it is found in semievergreen seasonal forests. They are found over all of middle and south Europe and across middle Asia to China and Japan. They are relatively abundant along the edge of meadows and as a forest tree. The European chestnut is one of the most common varieties. Wild chestnuts in Asia belong to the related chestnut species.
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    Logos
    12 Aug, 2008

    Edible Parts: Chestnuts are highly useful as survival food. Ripe nuts are usually picked in autumn, although unripe nuts picked while green may also be used for food. Perhaps the easiest way to prepare them is to roast the ripe nuts in embers. Cooked this way, they are quite tasty, and you can eat large quantities. Another way is to boil the kernels after removing the outer shell. After being boiled until fairly soft, you can mash the nuts like potatoes.
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