The couple have about 1,000 chestnut trees, which they planted in 1995. During chestnut season this year (the nuts only fall in September and October), they hope to harvest about 1,000 pounds of ...

[feast_advanced_jump_to] Chestnuts are shiny, round tree nuts that are related to acorns and beechnuts. They are the large edible fruit of the chestnut tree and are a popular food in Europe and China.

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire are synonymous with the festive season, but remember, chestnuts are for life – not just for Christmas! In The Food Programme, Rachel Roddy and Sheila Dillon ...

such as walnuts and sweet chestnuts. The cobnut, a type of hazelnut, is the UK’s main commercially farmed nut, traditionally grown mostly in Kent. More nut trees are now being planted in Britain ...

While many trees in the southern range were killed by Phytophthora root rot (PRR), the chestnut blight leaves roots intact, so many chestnuts have been surviving by growing back from the roots ...

encouraging public participation through the identification of rare remnant surviving chestnut trees, collecting and exchanging viable nuts, and establishing large restoration plantations throughout ...