Are Dunstan Chestnuts Edible

Dunstan Chestnuts seedlings produce heavy yearly crops of very large and sweet-tasting nuts. The nuts average 15-35 nuts/lb, as compared to Chinese nuts (35-100/lb) and American nuts (75-150/lb). They are much better tasting than imported European nuts and are never bland or bitter.

What chestnuts can you not eat?

The toxic, inedible horse chestnuts have a fleshy, bumpy husk with a wart-covered appearance. Both horse chestnut and edible chestnuts produce a brown nut, but edible chestnuts always have a tassel or point on the nut. The toxic horse chestnut is rounded and smooth with no point or tassel.

Do deer eat Dunstan chestnuts?

Realizing they had discovered an ideal plant for deer hunters to use in establishing food lots, Realtree Nursery was established and became the exclusive producer of Dunstan Chestnuts. Chestnuts offer deer a healthy source of food during the fall. Due to their flavor, they are a favorite wildlife food.