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Since at dehiscence the undamaged nut contains an array of weakly parasitic organisms which can cause serious damage under unfavourable storage conditions, daily gathering is strongly recommended. Tree shakers and catchers, which can be used after 4-9% of the ripe nuts have fallen naturally, are being developed, as well as the necessary means of removing the burr.


 

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Roasted chestnuts hawked by New York City vendors come from Italy. Pistachios date back to the Stone Age 9,000 years ago. Because of their high, largely unsaturated oil content, nuts do tend to become rancid. In Europe and in parts of Japan and China, chestnuts are an important source of food. "The story is that the chestnut supported from cradle to grave". Chestnuts are classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, order Fagales, family Fagaceae. The European chestnut, an important source of lumber and nuts in the Mediterranean area, has also been affected by the blight. We remember the Christmas song with the opening line: "Chestnuts roasting on an open fire. Formerly one of the most common trees in forests from Maine to Michigan and southward to Louisiana, it was much valued both for its nuts and for its timber, which was coarse-grained, light, and durable.



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