We call them legumes but peanuts, cashews and almonds, botanically speaking, are really dry fruits. Is a tomato a vegetable ...

Chestnuts are incredibly nutrient-dense. They have a distinct nutritional profile that differs from most other nuts: they’re ...

Wild British sweet chestnuts are not fully ripe until they fall in large numbers in late October. Look for the glint of shiny dark brown nuts; paler nuts are unripe and will quickly shrivel.

Here are nine crunchy facts about everyone’s favourite festive nut. If you want to get into the traditional spirit and (in the words of the famous yuletide song) roast your chestnuts on an open ...

series of bundle-scars around margin of leaf scar Fruit: Green husk covered in spikes; nut and husk are round; nut is red-brown, bitter, glabrous, with a conspicuous scar. Bark: Pinky-gray and smooth ...