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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
[[File:Flowering chestnut.jpg|thumb|Flowering Chestnut by John Edwards MFA# 69.143]]
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[[File:image8_chestnut.jpg|thumb|Chestnut]]
 
Deciduous trees of the genus ''Castanea'', native to temperate zones in the United States, Europe, northern Africa and parts of Asia. [[Chestnut]] trees produce a fruit that can be peeled and eaten most often after roasting.
 
Deciduous trees of the genus ''Castanea'', native to temperate zones in the United States, Europe, northern Africa and parts of Asia. [[Chestnut]] trees produce a fruit that can be peeled and eaten most often after roasting.
 
These fruits can also be dried and milled into a powder that has been used like flour in bread, cookies and other recipes.  In addition, the powder can be used to starch and bleach fabrics.  
 
These fruits can also be dried and milled into a powder that has been used like flour in bread, cookies and other recipes.  In addition, the powder can be used to starch and bleach fabrics.  
  
 
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Revision as of 07:58, 12 April 2020

Description

Chestnut

Deciduous trees of the genus Castanea, native to temperate zones in the United States, Europe, northern Africa and parts of Asia. Chestnut trees produce a fruit that can be peeled and eaten most often after roasting. These fruits can also be dried and milled into a powder that has been used like flour in bread, cookies and other recipes. In addition, the powder can be used to starch and bleach fabrics.

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