sweet chestnuts

[handyandy]

hi all anyone know where i can find sweetchestnuts to pick up near southend essex ??? thanks all

 

[Shewie]

Probably under a sweet chestnut tree

Sorry couldn't resist

 

[Tadpole]

Probably under a sweet chestnut tree

Sorry couldn't resist

Groan, not that old chestnut

 

[sxmolloy]

As said above. In my area they are not quite ready yet, so not sure about your part of the country. Look up images of the tree in a reference book or online and try your look at picking. Failing that supermarkets and markets sell them by the bag load.

 

[iamasmith]

I think any that you find will but just ready. I found the ones in the local park the other day were perfect for picking. The pods were just opening and you could just reach in and grab them by the points and pull them out. They were lovely

 

[Shewie]

Plenty round here but they're really small again this year

 

[EdS]

Shewies -- they generally are. They "native" trees tend to bear small nuts. Those with larger - eaeting size- chestnuts come from contiental (often Italian) stock. A lot where planted in the 1700 as food, there decendants have gone wild.

There are some trees over at Delamere.

 

[Shewie]

Shewies -- they generally are. They "native" trees tend to bear small nuts. Those with larger - eaeting size- chestnuts come from contiental (often Italian) stock. A lot where planted in the 1700 as food, there decendants have gone wild.

There are some trees over at Delamere.

There's a nice patch of well established sweet chestnuts up near Denholme where I sometimes end up for a bimble, I need to check them out again this year but like you said they're not too cracking normally.

 

[tim_n]

Hello Handy Andy - do I know you? (knowing of at least one Andy I pointed this way who lives in Southend...)

 

[EdS]

Denholme -- lunch time bimble. I'm up there reguarly.

 

[Plinko]

Eds,

Do you still have the green Spyderco Jester that you purchased from rapidboy a few years back?