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unusual facts about chestnuts



Genie Gets Her Wish

#"The Christmas Song" ("Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire")

Georges de Regibus

In that city, he worked as a locksmith at the Jura–Simplon Railway carriage repair works while his mother earned money by selling chestnuts.

Kameoka, Kyoto

For centuries, area farmers provided ingredients used for traditional Japanese food served in Kyoto including chestnuts, black beans, azuki, rice, matsutake, yams, and daikon.

Phytophthora cambivora

Some species of mycorhiza (including Amanita muscaria, Boletus luridus and Hebeloma radicosum) may provide protection from P. cambivora in European Chestnuts.

Queens Gardens, Townsville

Special areas include the Events Lawn with magnificent trees, a formal rose garden, the Herb Society's garden, a perennial border, two hedged mazes, Frangipani collection, a rainforest walk and the black bean (also known as Moreton Bay chestnuts) avenue.

Some Fine Old Chestnuts

The 1954 edition of Some Fine Old Chestnuts featured eight standards recorded on June 26, 1953, for Crosby's weekly CBS radio show with a trio led by Crosby's regular pianist Buddy Cole.


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