Hope grows for Chestnut trees


	Hope grows for Chestnut trees

wiganfootie

5-10-2009 2:48 PM

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5-10-2009 3:12 PM

chestnut501

Awwww

5-11-2009 12:13 AM

kkcapricorn

We had one when I was a kid. Oh, the nostalgia. My brother and I waited every year for them to fall and the prickly coverings to loosen. We collected them, polished them and treasured them.

5-12-2009 4:35 PM

tanyamm

There's hundreds of chestnut trees where I live but unfortunately they're not the edible variety.

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