> According to this then the ones my son brought home were horse = > chestnuts. The prickly coverings were all at the bottom of the tree. > Jaime > > Jaime, Edible chestnuts--American, European, Chinese--also come from a green prickly covering. See: http://www.mindspring.com/~psisco/www/european.html http://www.mindspring.com/~psisco/www/Euburs.html http://www.mindspring.com/~psisco/www/EuNuts.html Buckeyes: http://www.extension.umn.edu/projects/yardandgarden/ygbriefs/h401chestnuts.html Lois