Re: [AlpacaTalk] Cherry trees: how toxic?

Dried leaves in the fall are the very ones that
are toxic.
That is what we have been told by the experts.
Of course they were talking about trees that had
been cut down
or were standing and the leaves turning color in
the fall.
I have been told that the leaves are not toxic
after they are
thoroughly dried out and are blowing around, and
that a stray
leaf or two does not contain enough toxic
material to hurt
anything.
I did not take any chances. I asked my neighbor
to let me cut
down the scrub cherry trees on his land, and he
consented.

Elwin

----- Original Message -----
From: Tish Carpinelli
To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2006 9:04 PM
Subject: [AlpacaTalk] Cherry trees: how toxic?

My husband and I are new alpaca owners who
live in a very wooded area. We have cleared a
number of what are referred to locally as "swamp
cherry" trees from the area surrounding the
paddocks, but are concerned about some of these
trees over the property line (about 75 feet) on
our neighbor's land. Our concern is not for
branches falling, but the occasional leaf that
may stray into the pen area. How bad would it be
for an alpaca to injest a leaf or two? And what
about dried leaves in the fall? Are they still
toxic? Thanks in advance for any advice for us
newbies!

Jim and Tish Carpinelli
Jersey Shore Alpacas (aka Chanel #5, Andina,
and Cherokee!)
Green Creek, NJ

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