[CANUFNET] Urban Forest Edible Nut Trees - CANUFNET Digest, Vol 141, Issue 10

[Barker John]

Dear Hank,

Please note that if you are planting for edible nuts Aesculus hippocastanum (horse chestnut) is not edible. The seeds resemble chestnuts (the fruit from Castanea sativa, which is unrelated to horse chestnut), but horse chestnut seeds contain toxins. Squirrels seem to be able to eat horse chestnut seeds, but they cause illness in humans if eaten.

John

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From: CANUFNET [mailto:canufnet-bounces at list.web.net] On Behalf Of Hank Jones
Sent: Monday, November 21, 2016 5:02 PM
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Subject: [CANUFNET] Urban Forest Edible Nut Trees - CANUFNET Digest, Vol 141, Issue 10

Thank you Elaine and Alice for your guidance :-) The trees you mention are all edibles, and some rough idea of numbers would be most welcome. I will contact Hudson, McGill/MacDonald and the others to drill down, to see if I can get some idea of how many trees may be known. Hank
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> Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2016 16:06:49 +0000
> From: Ethier Elaine <elaine.ethier at umontreal.ca>
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> Hello,
> Quite a few around churches and old cemeteries.  The town of Hudson area in Qu?bec (151 years) has quite a few nut trees planted by settlers and since growing from seed on private and public land ; Juglan nigra (a provincial Champion), Juglan cinerea, Quercus macrocarpa, Quercus rubra (the biggest specimen in the province, DHP 206cm was documented a few weeks ago) etc. Some rare nut trees in STE-Anne de Bellevue along Lake St-Louis, Juglan cinerea at Tatja Hall near the MacDonald campus.
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> Some are remarquable and are Heritage. The Morgan arboretum in 
> Senneville, managed by McGill university has many nut trees. So does 
> the Montreal Botanical  Gardens. The Town of Oka, near the Ferry 
> landing and the church, have several Aesculus hippocastanus, 
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> A great White Pine forest with several great Royal eagle couples as well as some Great Bald eagles.
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> There is an association to look at : http://www.noixduquebec.org/
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> Elaine Ethier
> Plani Gester
> Am?nagement, foresterie urbaine
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> Le 21 nov. 2016 ? 09:57, Alice Casselman <alice.casselman37 at gmail.com<mailto:alice.casselman37 at gmail.com>> a ?crit :
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> Check out re  school yards - i.e. I understand that  toronto has 
> stopped planting nut trees due to allergies  - e.g. kids eating the nuts also a  private home owners removed an oak tree because it dropped acorns on his car!
> so public green spaces may be best bet Alice
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> On Nov 18, 2016, at 3:06 PM, Hank Jones <acorn at treenuts.ca<mailto:acorn at treenuts.ca>> wrote:
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> Dear CUFN, I seek lists of nut bearing tree species found growing in 
> Canada?s urban forests. Any pointers? Hank
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