are chestnuts and buckeyes the same thing?
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Buckeyes and horse chestnuts belong to the same tree family and are unrelated to true chestnuts. They bear similarities in fruit, but horse chestnuts carry larger seeds. The nuts of both buckeyes and horse chestnuts appear shiny and attractive, yet both are highly poisonous and must never be eaten.
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The chestnut (Castanea dentate) is a member of the beech family (Fagaceae). The smaller hazelnuts or filberts and the larger chestnuts superficially resemble one another in appearance, but they are unrelated, and "chestnut filbert" is a misnomer.
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The water chestnut is not a nut at all, but an aquatic vegetable that grows in marshes, under water, in the mud. It has stem-like, tubular green leaves that grow to about 1.5 m. The water caltrop, which also is referred to by the same name, is unrelated and often confused with the water chestnut.
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The Ohio State Buckeyes decorate their players' helmets with buckeye leaves. If a player does really well, his lid will be covered in those stickers. It's a longtime tradition. It's this, from a tree common in the Midwest and the state tree of Ohio.
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Ohio buckeye (Aesculus glabra) ... Seeds resemble edible chestnuts, but Ohio buckeye fruits are not edible and can be toxic. Seeds of Ohio buckeye should not be allowed to dry out.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) -Most people have no idea Ohio has an official native fruit, let alone it's the pawpaw. The fruit which is mainly in southern Ohio, is pretty hard to find and in season mid-to-late September. It's called a pawpaw because when you cut them open, the black seeds inside resemble an animal's paw.
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Owls in Ohio. The 8 species of owls in Ohio are the Barn Owl, Barred Owl, Eastern Screech-owl, Great Horned Owl, Long-eared Owl, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Short-eared Owl, and the Snowy Owl. There have been sightings of a few other species such as the Boreal Owl, Northern Hawk Owl, and the Great Gray Owl.
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Sweet chustnuts (which you can eat) come in brown very dense prickily cases (like hedgehog prickles). They're almond shape inside not round. Conkers are poisonous so not for bunnies, I'm not sure about sweet chestnuts - you don't see as many of those about though anyway.
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Their distinctive potato-plant-like leaves set them apart from most other varieties of tomato. There are both determinate and indeterminate varieties, but most people associate Brandywine with the indeterminate, vining heirlooms.
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Water chestnuts are very nutritious and contain high amounts of fiber, potassium, manganese, copper, vitamin B6 and riboflavin. Most of their calories come from carbs.
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Betula papyrifera, commonly known as White Birch. This is a species of the Northern Hardwood region. It's associated with Eastern Hemlock, White Cedar, White Pine, and Yellow Birch. White Birch is rare in Ohio, found only in a couple counties around Lake Erie.
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No. Despite their name, water chestnuts are not a nut and come from the edible portion of a plant root. No. Although soy, lentils and peas come from the same family as peanuts, most people with peanut allergy can eat these foods safely.
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Buckwheat flour has a nutty flavor and a dark color, similar to rye flour. Another similarity with rye flour is the fact that buckwheat flour is loaded with nutrients. It is full of essential amino acids. While buckwheat bread will have a different flavor profile from rye bread, the two should still look similar.
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Larger animals including horses, cows and deer can become sick or die after eating buckeye nuts. The only wildlife that can truly tolerate ingesting the buckeye nut is the squirrel.
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You are correct - Buckeyes are not edible to humans (they are poisonous). They are however, edible to squirrels. Squirrels will feed on buckeyes but they much prefer acorns, hickory nuts, and black walnuts.
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Additionally, most of the calories in water chestnuts come from carbs. However, they are generally low in calories, because raw water chestnuts are 74% water. Summary Water chestnuts are very nutritious and contain high amounts of fiber, potassium, manganese, copper, vitamin B6 and riboflavin.
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Sweet chestnuts will have a husk that looks “furry,” while the horse chestnut has sparser spikes on its husk. Water chestnuts are an entirely different thing. They are not really a chestnut at all, but the bulb of a plant that grows in marshes and is considered a vegetable and not a nut.