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Garden State Pumpkins

Neighbor has squirrels bringing these odd shaped prickly green covered items to his yard...this is something I've never seen the size is an oblong tennis ball green in color impossible to touch the needles are so sharp...when I cut it open seems to have a whitish acorn type nut..much larger though...any ideas? I have one that I cut open but could probably get a picture of it.

9/24/2008 5:38:04 PM

West By God Virginia

Sounds like a chestnut.

9/24/2008 5:56:41 PM

Long Island,New York

horse chestnut...white nut turns nice chestnut color in the air after a bit right?

9/24/2008 5:58:14 PM

Garden State Pumpkins

G...I've see chestnuts in husk before but these are extra large and twice as prickly. got it fully open now does look like it has two chestnuts inside that are discoloring just as you said...Now He's gotta find where the tree is!! LOL
Thanks guys for the help! I will look up a horse chestnut to see if I can get a picture of one.

9/24/2008 6:10:53 PM

Garden State Pumpkins

G..sent ya a pic.

9/24/2008 6:49:34 PM

Long Island,New York

Not horse....its a chestnut---the kind you can eat...

9/24/2008 6:52:26 PM

Pataskala,OH

Sounds like a osage orange http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osage-orange

9/24/2008 7:50:10 PM

Pataskala,OH

Chestnuts cant be the size of tennis balls

9/24/2008 7:55:50 PM

Garden State Pumpkins

I've never seen an edible chestnut...that's what it is...I've always seen horse chestnuts and never even knew it was a horse chestnut.

9/24/2008 7:56:36 PM

South East

edible chestnuts are awsome.

9/24/2008 8:05:32 PM

Anamosa, IA BPIowegian@aol.com

Osage orange is not priclky. It has a skin like an orange or grapefruit. Could it be a buckeye??

9/24/2008 8:36:33 PM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

Sounds like a horse chestnut...The hulls are green prickily and soft. Break it open. You will find the chestnuts inside. P.S. NicNIC they get as big as a softball.

10/1/2008 2:05:20 PM