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The marronnier is the chestnut tree. It's a tree whose fruit are châtaignes (chestnuts).
It's a large, distinctive tree which is often planted in public spaces (parks, avenues) because it has beautiful leaves and flowers. It is also commonly seen in French-speaking regions of Canada.
The tree fruit, the fruit of the chestnut tree, is also called marron or châtaigne. These words are often used interchangeably but strictly speaking, there are a couple of differences:
Châtaigne is the small fruit that grows from the wild chestnut tree. It has a bitter taste and a flattened shape on the side from which it connects to the other fruits in the husk. The seed coat adheres firmly to the nut.Marron is the larger and more rounded fruit which is grown from a cultivated chestnut tree. It has a sweeter taste and its seed coat doesn't adhere as closely to the nut.Marron means "brown" in French - a word which actually refers to the colour of the chestnuts.
Related Topics: Fruit, Trees, Vegetables