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Horse chestnuts, also called conkers, are a very different nut. Are horse chestnuts edible? They are not. In general, toxic horse chestnuts should not be consumed by people, horses or other livestock. But does it make them less beautiful, absolutely not . The “conker” is the fruit of the horse-chestnut tree (Aesculus hippocastanum). Not actually a chestnut (conkers are, in fact, slightly toxic), it has been an important commercial tree, with uses… Read More