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zootgirl t1_isxdyyr wrote

When I walked around Harvard Square (specifically on Mass Ave, across from OTTO by the fence in front of Harvard) I would always pick chestnuts up off the ground. I mean, it's not idyllic or anything, but they are free!

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envyu27 OP t1_isxius2 wrote

Haha the main purpose for me is to eat them eventually (and the process of picking them up and preparing them) so definitely for the free ones! Thanks!

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Rabl t1_isys4wr wrote

If they look like this they're horse chestnuts, and they're poisonous. If they look like this, chances are its an edible chestnut (the differences between the native species and the introduced ones are subtle); the American Chestnut Foundation has a service to ID trees (blight resistant North American chestnut trees are valuable in the effort to restore the species).

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zipykido t1_isxvfza wrote

There's a house in Brookline that has a chestnut tree. Maybe you could ask them, as far as I can tell they just let them fall on the ground.

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