Chestnut resprouts quite vigorously after cutting, suiting it quite well to coppice management for rot resistant pole production. Coppicing means to cut down an established tree thus allowing the suckers to regrow. The sucker sprouts will regrow again and again allowing for a continuous harvest of both nuts and wood. In some parts of the world chestnuts are dried and ground into a flour for use in baking. They are among the sweetest of nuts and are a wonderful snack all by themselves when roasted.
Chestnuts compliment vegetables, and are famous in turkey stuffing.
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