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Re:America Lost the Chestnut, Its One Perfect Tree by saiya-jin on Sunday December 24, 2023 @03:47PM (#38756684)
What the heck you write about, back home we have chestnut trees being up to 500 years old (thats the local record setter in one tiny eastern european country).

No chinese products around, not sure if you actually have any real experience of stuff you comment on.

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Re:America Lost the Chestnut, Its One Perfect Tree by fisian on Sunday December 24, 2023 @04:11PM (#38756897)
These are the chestnuts I know, that are sold as street food: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castanea_sativa

Native in Europe and Asia.

There also is a different kind of chestnut commonly found in parks, along roads, that is not edible: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aesculus_hippocastanum

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Re:America Lost the Chestnut, Its One Perfect Tree by cmrdporcupine on Sunday December 24, 2023 @11:53PM (#38759931)
"a different kind of chestnut commonly found"

Sometimes called horse chestnut, but not actually a chestnut, completely unrelated. North American native, though I understand it's been introduced into Europe.

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