I love chestnuts too! They're one of the few nuts that grow halfway decent up here.
I was just holding back, waiting to see if you were going to have enough to share with the class! lol
We planted an English walnut tree 6 years ago and every year it grows back from the root. The branches die off, even when we don't have a really cold winter. I don't know what's up with that. Black walnuts do well around here, but I don't like them as well.
Do you get enough to store them? If so, do you roast them, or can they be stored raw?