''Bouche rouge'' is a variety of European chestnut native to the

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, ''Bouche Rouge'' is one of the best chestnuts on the French market. Nuts are bright red and can be kept very well. French cultivation areas are at 500 meters elevation or below in the departments of Ardèche,

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. Cultivation areas with higher humidity have a negative impact on ''Bouche rouge'' foliage. Current production in France is mainly in the region of

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References

* "Châtaignes et marrons" - Henri BREISCH - éditeur CTIFL - 1995 * GIB
Morphologic Descriptors
Italian/English, accessed 2017 * Sandra L. Anagnostakis, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Statio
CULTIVARS OF CHESTNUT
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