Family: Fagaceae
Botanical name: Castanea mollissima
Origin: China & Korea
Uses: Nuts cooked and eaten as a vegetable or prepared as a dessert
The American chestnut (C. dentata) is no longer a major source of chestnuts because of the chestnut blight that has killed most large trees. The Spanish or Euasian chestnut (C. sativa) and the Japanese chestnut (C. crenata) are also cultivated for their nuts.
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