[Sca-cooks] chestnut trees

[Terry Decker]

Chestnuts are still grown in the US and there are a number of 
horticulturists working on restoring the US chestnut population.  That being 
said, most of our chestnuts are inported from Italy with Portugal, France, 
China and South Korea providing the remainder.  Most of what you get in the 
groceries are from Souther Italy and Sicily.

Bear


> Then where do the chestnuts come from that are sold in the grocery stores? 
> There have been enough that I occasionally see them for sale down here in 
> Ansteorra.
>
> That may mean there still aren't enough to support a commercial harvesting 
> of chestnut trees but they may be available. Since you need radially cut 
> pieces the barrel maker is going to have to buy logs or specially cut 
> lumber anyway.
>
> Or maybe you can plant those chestnuts to start a very long range barrel 
> making project...
>
> Stefan