Are beech nuts edible?
Beech nuts are very tasty, but the nut is quite small and so few people collect them for eating. The nuts are triangular in shape and are found in a bur like a sweet chestnut with spines that are much smaller and softer than the spines of sweet chestnut. If you have any questions that you would like to have answered, please contact our editor, Bruce Thurston at b.thurston@sympatico.ca and he will either answer the question or forward your question to someone who can answer it.
