tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12219968.post2200271701146404043..comments2024-03-19T02:17:31.503-07:00Comments on The Essential Herbal Blog: mystery nut and first fall outingTina Samshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01723071355189498268noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12219968.post-91455689048281800362008-10-30T11:47:00.000-07:002008-10-30T11:47:00.000-07:00Tina, I think that is a butternut. Sometimes call...Tina, I think that is a butternut. Sometimes called a white walnut.Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13499072653452912908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12219968.post-63912055656988675712008-10-14T15:32:00.000-07:002008-10-14T15:32:00.000-07:00Yes - I agree that the leaves look like a horse ch...Yes - I agree that the leaves look like a horse chestnut, but they grow in husks that are bristly... not as bristly as regular chestnuts, but still bristly.Tina Samshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723071355189498268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12219968.post-90765020994296562202008-10-14T11:07:00.000-07:002008-10-14T11:07:00.000-07:00from the shape of the leaves, it looks very much l...from the shape of the leaves, it looks very much like horse chestnut. it has some medicinal uses, but must be used with caution...<BR/><BR/>you can find out more about it at Medicinal Herb Info, if you are interested. <A HREF="http://medicinalherbinfo.org/herbs/HorseChestnut.html" REL="nofollow">http://medicinalherbinfo.org/herbs/HorseChestnut.html</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12219968.post-33300065560909847742008-10-10T08:59:00.000-07:002008-10-10T08:59:00.000-07:00Looks like a little gourd of some sort? Wonder wha...Looks like a little gourd of some sort? Wonder what you could use it for?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12219968.post-57795713231248483242008-10-09T17:33:00.000-07:002008-10-09T17:33:00.000-07:00Nope - not a quince, although I can see that shape...Nope - not a quince, although I can see that shape there. We had a quince tree at our old house, and the leaves looked a lot like apple, as did the tree itself. The fruit was more like a giant, fuzzy pear.<BR/><BR/>This had such a firm surface, like the coating of a black walnut husk.Tina Samshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723071355189498268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12219968.post-51094868940660764402008-10-09T11:15:00.000-07:002008-10-09T11:15:00.000-07:00Are you certain that it is a nut? It looks a littl...Are you certain that it is a nut? It looks a little like a quince to me. Just a thought. Gill.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com