Morehampton road chestnut tree (opposite bloomfield ave)

JaneWillow

Hiya. A few days ago I was on morehampton road and found lots of chestnuts. I took them home and would love to eat 'em. Just double checking however, is this a non-poisonous tree? The one that has a skin with long spikes is non-poisonous and the one that has short little spikes combined with skin is poisonous. (horse chestnut)
here's info: http://tree-species.blogspot.ie/2009/03/edible-chestnuts-vs-horse-chestnuts.html

I don't remember what the skin of the nuts looked like.
I think it was an edible one, but really can't recall. So if anyone is in the neighbourhood, could you check on this for me? It's at Morehampton road at the pedestrian crossing. (opposite bloomfield ave)

Thanks.

brian_t

JaneWillow wrote: »

Hiya. A few days ago I was on morehampton road and found lots of chestnuts. I took them home and would love to eat 'em. Just double checking however, is this a non-poisonous tree? The one that has a skin with long spikes is non-poisonous and the one that has short little spikes combined with skin is poisonous. (horse chestnut)
here's info: http://tree-species.blogspot.ie/2009/03/edible-chestnuts-vs-horse-chestnuts.html

I don't remember what the skin of the nuts looked like.
I think it was an edible one, but really can't recall. So if anyone is in the neighbourhood, could you check on this for me? It's at Morehampton road at the pedestrian crossing. (opposite bloomfield ave)

Thanks.

I suspect that you (living in Dublin) are more likely to next in the vicinity of that road then anyone here on this forum.

Unless you are absolutely sure that they are edible I wouldn't eat them.

fredweena

Inedible one is much more common.

bob charles

JaneWillow wrote: »

Hiya. A few days ago I was on morehampton road and found lots of chestnuts. I took them home and would love to eat 'em. Just double checking however, is this a non-poisonous tree? The one that has a skin with long spikes is non-poisonous and the one that has short little spikes combined with skin is poisonous. (horse chestnut)
here's info: http://tree-species.blogspot.ie/2009/03/edible-chestnuts-vs-horse-chestnuts.html

I don't remember what the skin of the nuts looked like.
I think it was an edible one, but really can't recall. So if anyone is in the neighbourhood, could you check on this for me? It's at Morehampton road at the pedestrian crossing. (opposite bloomfield ave)

Thanks.

Nearly sure they are straight horse chestnuts, but its being awhile since I was waiting for public transport there and looking at the surrounds , auld boys on here would probably know it as outside Sach's:D:D Thankfully I was never inside

Bizzum

There are way more horse chestnut trees than sweet chestnut trees. There's a big difference in the leaves and the case that contains the nut.
Could ya post a picture and I'd be able to tell ya?

EDIT: I took a look on google street view and its Horse Chestnut trees I see along there, as far as I can make out.

Zoo4m8

The horse chestnut is a very glossy brown with a white patch on top, the edible Spanish or sweet chestnut is dark brown , no white patch just a few small hair like bits on top and the skin peels away quite easily, a quick google should find them anyway...

delaval

bob charles wrote: »

Nearly sure they are straight horse chestnuts, but its being awhile since I was waiting for public transport there and looking at the surrounds , auld boys on here would probably know it as outside Sach's:D:D Thankfully I was never inside

I'd say not, Beau jangles on Harcourt St just beside Coppers was another good spot for that sort of thing, never in there my self mind. I'd be very like morally upright like yourself

bob charles

delaval wrote: »

I'd say not, Beau jangles on Harcourt St just beside Coppers was another good spot for that sort of thing, never in there my self mind. I'd be very like morally upright like yourself

lots of these dodgy spots in Dublin its seems you and me were never in :)

delaval

bob charles wrote: »

lots of these dodgy spots in Dublin its seems you and me were never in :)

A few of us in a place like that once and a very middle aged lady a little worse for wear told my buddy he was the finest specimen there and he replied "I'm afraid I can't return the compliment"

Nothing dodgy in the Treaty City???

Sharpshooter82

delaval wrote: »

A few of us in a place like that once and a very middle aged lady a little worse for wear told my buddy he was the finest specimen there and he replied "I'm afraid I can't return the compliment"

Nothing dodgy in the Treaty City???

great way to get a stiletto in the neck :eek:

Qualitymark

Sweet chestnut trees have glossy leaves, and when they're in blossom the blossom trails down.

Horse chestnuts have bigger leaves and they aren't glossy, and the blossoms stand up like candles.

The fruit of sweet chestnuts is enclosed in a ball of green covered with a fur of prickles. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/Chestnuts.jpg and the fruit in Ireland is normally small and long, thin and pointy.

The fruit of horse chestnut is enclosed in a ball of green with *separate* prickles. http://treepicturesonline.com/horsechestnutfruit.jpg and the fruit is globular with a pale patch at one end.

If you're looking for sweet chestnuts in Dublin, there's at least one tree in Bushy Park, near the bandstand.

iverjohnston

I can't believe no one has travelled to Dublin specially to check if the said tree is a horse or sweet chestnut.
I suppose uncharitable people would say "let them go and look themselves, when they actually live there" or "post a picture, and we will tell you"
So, in an effort to further Country/City relations, I will go to Dublin on Saturday, to the address specified, and report back.

PS, all nuts and berries are edible, but some may make you ill.

lakill Farm

I use to pass that tree in my D4 days, back when I was with a developer/nama:D

Some lovely MILFs about :eek:

Sharpshooter82

lakill Farm wrote: »

I use to pass that tree in my D4 days, back when I was with a developer/nama:D

Some lovely MILFs about :eek:

the threads in the gutter now

iverjohnston

Sharpshooter82 wrote: »

the threads in the gutter now [/QUOTE



The reference to NAMA?

Sharpshooter82

iverjohnston wrote: »

Sharpshooter82 wrote: »

the threads in the gutter now [/QUOTE



The reference to NAMA?

why ya think hes knows me now :D:D:D

bob charles

lakill Farm wrote: »

I use to pass that tree in my D4 days, back when I was with a developer/nama:D

Some lovely MILFs about :eek:

I used to run to work back then, some of the gear on the footpath was serious.

Sharpshooter82

bob charles wrote: »

I used to run to work back then, some of the gear on the footpath was serious.

Seriously