Even without the very prickly nut cases you can recognise a sweet chestnut tree by its long leaves with forward pointing teeth along the edge. The leaves helpfully persist on the ground through the winter.
The shell around the nuts is much pricklier than a horse chestnut or conker. The trees are not even distantly related but the fruits have a very slight resemblance.
These are the nuts you can eat, if you can find any fat ones - not the conkers. Our Christmas chestnuts usually come from warmer places like Italy.
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