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Re:American chestnut trees are “technically extinct” by geon on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @06:13AM (#13480463)
Here in Sweden, we have plenty of chestnut but they are all poisonous.
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Re:American chestnut trees are “technically extinct” by robin_reala on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @07:45AM (#13480927)
In Sweden you have Horse Chestnut[1], whereas in France there’s both that and the Sweet Chestnut[2].

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aesculus_hippocastanum

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castanea_sativa

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Re:American chestnut trees are “technically extinct” by david-given on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @04:39PM (#13486456)
In the UK too; horse chestnuts are particularly prized as you use the fruit to play conkers:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conkers

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