A Conker is the English name for the seed of the Horse chestnut tree
Poisonous
The seed is poisonous and should not be ingested. They should not be confused with horse chestnuts which are edible.
The game of conkers
It is used in England for the game of 'Conkers' played in the Autumn by school children, when the spiky seed pods drop from the tree. The smooth brown coloured seed in these pods is hardened then tied on the end of a string by boring a hole through it. Then the two participants in the game take turns trying to break each other's conker by taking turns to swing their conker on the string to collide with the opponents conker. The first to break the other conker is the winner. There are various regional rules to this game and many cheats such as hardening the conker by baking it or soaking it in vinegar.
Health and safety in Schools
Recently the game has lost popularity in schools after a number of misguided headmasters banned it as dangerous under health and safety rules. In fact the British Government health and safety executive have never had any reports of injuries caused by playing the game of conkers. The real reason is more likely to be to that H & S is being used as an excuse to reduce the mess made by the spent and broken conkers which the schools have to remove and dispose of.
The Health and Safety Executive commented on TV that they have never banned conkers or considered it a risk.
Yes. A horse chestnut is referred to as a "Conker"
Sweet Chestnut Answer. The Horse Chestnut (Aesculus Hippocastanum is the tree that supplies conkers. The Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa) sometimes called the Spanish Chestnut supplies the nuts we roast and eat around Christmas.
It is the horse chestnut that produces conkers.
The 'conker tree' is also known as the 'horse chestnut tree'.
yes its the nut of a horse chestnut tree.
The smallest conker seed is approximately one-half to one inch tall. The conker tree (seed) is also called a horse chestnut tree (seed).
Chestnut or as we always called them as children 'conkers' xx
Conkers is the game played using the fruit of the horse chestnut tree in autumn. Players thread a string with a conker attached and take turns trying to break their opponent's conker by hitting it. The game is popular in the UK and other countries.
marron (colour) : brown marron (fruit) : conker (and chestnut when prepared to be eaten)
the real name for a conker tree is a chestnut tree
Conkers are named after the hard, shiny seeds of the horse chestnut tree which are called "conkers." The game of conkers involves stringing these seeds together and trying to break your opponent's conker.
Conker trees, also known as horse chestnut trees, typically take about 30-50 years to reach full maturity and produce conkers. The seeds themselves usually germinate within 2-5 weeks when planted in the right conditions.