Chestnuts sold in warm climate are generally water chesnut, whose floor is eaten during fasts. It is Trapa bispinosa in warm places and Trapa natans in cold places (including Kashmir). I hope you are talking about that only.
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 10:02 PM, Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]>wrote: > Gurcharan ji, > Actually not so great.I have been going thro' your Kashmir flowers over and > over again. > Trying to match the leaves, etc for a possible id to my Kashmir pictures. > And I generally go by my sense of sight rather than all minute details. > Now I have to clarify a doubt. > We get Chestnuts here in Winter which are to be roasted and eaten. > I want to know if they are the same. > Will send a picture. > Thanks for confirmation of this one. > Regards, > Aarti > > > On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 8:22 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> You are really great, Aarti ji >> >> >> -- >> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >> Retired Associate Professor >> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >> >> >> On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 8:22 PM, Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Sweet Chestnut or Castanea sativa from Srinagar taken in Sept,11. >>> Kindly validate. >>> Aarti >>> >> >> >> >> >
