Posted 2007-07-31 8:44 AM (#64737 - in reply to #64736) Subject: RE: poisionous plants
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Posts: 824 Location: Kansas
Probably the best thing is to check with your county extension office; they will have information on what in your area is poisonous and which plants/weeds you need to be concerned about for your location.
Posted 2007-07-31 2:10 PM (#64761 - in reply to #64736) Subject: RE: poisionous plants
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Posts: 243 Location: Maine
Don't know about where you live but here in Maine I have been told to watch out for red maple (the dried leaves are deadly), lupines (perennial flowering plant), rhododendron, milkweed, monkshood and there is suspicion that alsike clover might be linked to liver damage. I have a lot of apple trees and they become problematic when the apples rot and ferment on the ground. Serious colic concerns there.
Posted 2007-08-01 7:07 AM (#64805 - in reply to #64736) Subject: RE: poisionous plants
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Posts: 648 Location: Coconut Creek, FL
I bought a book on poisoness trees, shrubs, etc and it scared the heck out of me. Seems like just about anything overindulged is bad.... Apple seeds being one example.
One trend I noticed was stuff with colorful stalks - red especially were deadly. And often it's a certain part of the plant: nightshade it's the berries, others the leaves or stalks.
It's good idea to pick up a book and get familiar with the ones in your region.
One horrible one we have in Fla is the Roseary pea. It's a vine that grows all over other plants, has a brown pod that opens up and there is a red hard shelled pea with a black spot on it. ONE pea if crushed and swallowed will kill a horse and of there's NO CURE. It's deadly to all animals.
I never let my horse munch along the trails as you see this stuff everywhere. We work hard to get rid of it, but I remember seeing it growing up in the 60's... so we're not winning the battle.
Posted 2007-08-07 9:11 AM (#65310 - in reply to #64736) Subject: RE: poisionous plants
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Sorry that I haven't posted since my question, but my Grandfather who was just like my father passed away right after I posted my question, so I have been a little pre-occupied. Again my oppologies. Thank you all for all of your replies. I am going to try to compile a list for a friend of mine who owns a nursery and have him come out to the property to have a look see, go through and mark the ones I need to get rid of and go from there. Thank you all again.
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