Inamagama amaningana: edliwayo, ebabazekayo (uCastanea savita), obizwa nangokuthi ukuhlwanyelwa - noma ikuphi okuyi-subspecies kuyingxenye yomndeni we-beech.
I-Chestnut isihlahla esikhulu impela esinamaqabunga awayo. Ngokwesilinganiso, ukuphakama kwesihlahla esinjalo kufinyelela ku-35-40 m ukuphakama. Unesiqu esinamandla, esicishe siqonde, sinobubanzi obungamamitha ayi-2. Amagxolo esihlahla anombala onsundu ngombala, lapho kutholakala khona imifantu. Amagatsha asakazeka kabanzi, okwenza lesi sihlahla sikhulu futhi siqinile.
Amaqabunga esihloko sesifuba ayashwabana, anama notches ngasemaphethelweni. Ishidi linobude obungamasentimitha angama-25 nobubanzi obuyi-10 cm. Ipendiwe ngombala oluhlaza okotshani nokuqhakaza ngo-Ephreli.
I-Chestnut isihlahla esiqhakazayo. Izimbali zivame ukwenzeka ngoJuni. Izimbali zincanyana, thatha ijamo lesigaxa.
Isithelo se-chestnut iyi-nati ebekwa egobolondweni eliyindilinga enameva. Lapho ukuvuthwa kwenadi kuqeda ngokuphelele, ukuhlanganisa (igobolondo) imifantu. Ama-chestnut aqukethe ukhilimu noma imbewu emhlophe, anelemifino emnandi ngemuva, ayathambile futhi anamafutha ekwakhiweni kwawo, angadliwa. Ama-chestnut aqala ukuthela izithelo ngo-Okthoba, noma ekuqaleni kukaNovemba, lapho amaqabunga eqala ukuwa esihlahleni.
Kungenzeka ukusabalalisa isiko ngokutshala imbewu, ukusikwa. Isiko lifakwa impova ngosizo lwezinambuzane, izinyosi futhi nangosizo lomoya.
Umuthi uqala ukuthela izithelo iminyaka engu-3-6 yokuphila. Lapho indala isifuba, ithela izithelo eziningi. Lapho sifinyelela eminyakeni engama-40 ukusuka esihlahleni se-chestnut, kungenzeka impela ukuqoqa cishe ama-70 kg wesilimo.
Umuthi we-chestnut uhlala isikhathi eside. Ezimweni ezingavamile, ihlala ifinyelela eminyakeni eyi-1000. ECaucasus kunezihlahla zesifuba esidle iminyaka engama-500.
I-Europe (ingxenye eseningizimu-mpumalanga), peninsula ye-Asia Minor - zithathwa njengendawo yokuzalwa yesiko. Manje isifuba samabele siyakhula e-Ukraine, eDagestan. ICaucasus neMoldova nazo zakhoselisa amathumbu emazweni abo. I-Chestnut iyatholakala naseningizimu yeCrimea.
Ama-chestnut adliwayo akhula kahle enhlabathini lapho kungekho khona lime, athande ukushisa nomswakama. Ibekezelela isomiso kanzima.
Ukusetshenziswa kwamantongomane wamabele nokwakhiwa kwawo
Ama-Chestnuts aseshinini ephelele esetshenziswa njengomkhiqizo wokudla. Zingasetshenziswa zombili ezingavuthiwe futhi ziphekwe nganoma iyiphi indlela - gazinga, ubhake, upheke. Konke kuncike emcabangweni wompheki. Futhi, amantongomane afakwa kuma-khekhe, e-confectionery. Isinkwa esomile somhlabathi singabhakwa. Futhi, imbewu isetshenziselwa ukwenza ikhofi, noma kusuka kubo ungathola utshwala.
I-Chestnut inothile ngamavithamini, kanye nama-macro kanye nezinto ezilandelwayo, ezifana ne-potassium, i-magnesium, i-calcium, i-zinc, i-manganese, ithusi, i-phosphorus kanye ne-iron. I-nati futhi ifaka umlotha, amanzi, i-cholesterol.
