Category: Trees

According to the UN statistics, our planet’s forest location is estimated around 30% of the total land area. When we compare that to the entire forest area during the 17th century, it is greater than 50% of our land area. It is an unfortunate reality that we are losing forest location of that size of Panama state every year [480 mi] In the present rate of logging, ecologists are afraid that we would undoubtedly lose all the beautiful jungle within hundred years. Woodlands are gotten rid of for lots of…

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Many people get confused when it comes to conkers and chestnuts. They both look similar, and conkers is often called as horse chestnuts, and this confuses a lot of people. One thing we need to understand is that chestnuts are sweet and they are edible but conkers or horse chestnuts are poisonous, and they are not for eating purposes. Horse chestnuts may look very desirable to eat but it is toxic, and it can even cause paralysis. Both have a similar feature and people often mistake conkers for chestnuts. The…

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Conkers are the brown seed that come from the horse chestnut tree. They are available all throughout the year, and they come in spiky casing. The brown appearance is quite appealing, and it looks as if may taste good when roasted on a fire. Even though they may look appealing, you cannot eat them. You can’t eat it raw, fried, or roasted. The following are some of the reasons why you should not eat conkers: Conkers are poisonous: It is quite confusing for many people why conkers are referred to…

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