Edible Chestnuts (choose the right ones!)

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This video about Chestnuts ("Castanea spp.") is a combination of an earlier one I made several years ago with added updates. American Chestnuts were once plentiful but were wiped out by a devastating blight in the early 1900s. Chinese Chestnuts have taken their place but research is being done by the American chestnut foundation to bring the American variety back. Be sure of proper identification: nuts of Chinese Chestnuts have a very prickly outer shell; nuts of Horse Chestnuts are inedible!

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@maple6573 2年前

Blanche, you are my hero. Thanks for doing what you do.
@dukenegju 2年前

You are just beautiful dear. Thank you for your appreciation of nature! Love
@stephaniegarza133 10ヶ月前

1. You’re adorable! 🥰 2. Thank you for posting! 3. I love these kind of videos. Please make more. :)
@christiecollins7955 10ヶ月前

Lovely presentation! Thank you for teaching us, Blanche.
@asterapothecaries610 2年前

Love your videos keep uploading!
@chezmoi42 2年前

Thanks for refreshing our memories on chestnuts, just in time for the season. We have a lot of them in France, C. sativa, which seem to be quite healthy still, cross fingers. (It's the Aesculus that is suffering from a leaf blight in our region.) It's always a delight to see you again.
@zuditaka 2年前

Cutting an "X" in them is a great idea. I learnt that the hard way as they exploded in my oven! I'd recommend a pair of safety glasses, too, as hot exploding chestnut shrapnel could blind an eye! lol 🌰🌰🌰🌰🌰
@haicautrang5304 2年前

Youre awesome thanks
@tamaliaalisjahbana6849 2年前

My favourite nuts too, Blanche. We have them in Indonesia too but more in Sumatra. I have not seen them in Java. I also hate it when a wild patch where I can collect wild plants to eat is turned into petrol station or some such thing. Hope you are well!
@sindollface 2年前

Hi I watched your video on berries before this one which was interesting because when I was young I saw black berries but was told they where for dogs lol. Can’t wait to take a closer look at one with the info u have, ty. It’s sad they keep cutting down food producing trees. Maybe someday I’ll take drive & visit that place u mention. I’m in RI. U mention ur in Mass. but ty for ur videos. I am looking where to go foraging because sadly because the world we live in , I won’t go in the woods by myself. Where did u start?
@Betty-qd8st 1年前

I haven’t foraged chestnuts in years. I’m sure the trees are still there , I just haven’t been out to go fishing. Anyway chestnuts are delicious. One of my favorite nuts ❤️
@danielfegley2735 2年前

Finding American chestnut is difficult finding one with fruit even harder I knew of one it grew in a temporary clearing caused gypsy moth but it eventually grew over and the tree dyed the blight grows best in shade
@eishandenumireth7092 2年前

Heartbreaking...
@katkinslow 2年前

Wow what a wonderful video...and story. What a ridiculous thing to do... folks in Your town ought to be Preserving these trees!