Re: [AlpacaTalk] Cherry trees: how toxic?

Hi Laurel,

No botanical expert here, by any means, but I recall a lecture by Jim
Perry (who IS and expert), at the National Show (2003?). Jim stated,
if memory serves, that he considered all prunus species, members of
the rosacea family, to be toxic, to a lesser or greater extent,
producing cyanogenic glycosides, such as amygdalin, etc. Wouldn't
that include all cheries? If so, wouldn't they all be, in theory, toxic?

Any botanical toxicologists out there, who might wish to clarify this?

Dave

David & Esther Friedman
Adirondack Alpacas
"From the Womb to the Loom"
9568 Old Stage Road
Remsen, NY 13438
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At 07:44 AM 4/23/2006, you wrote:
>First have these trees positively identified as the Black Cherry
>Trees that cause these problems. Local vernacular gives trees
>different names, and these may or may not be black
>cherries. Fruiting cherries (Bing, Pie cherries, and the like) are
>a completely different species from the Black Cherry which produces
>this problem. They are more closely related to apples.
>
>States have state foresters, just like they have extension agents
>for farms, so take advnatage of this resource whenever you have a
>tree question. They can also advise you about lumbering etc. In
>years past, there was often a bent toward harvesting trees, so they
>would be quick to advise to cut things down if they were good lumber
>trees, but now, at least in our local experience, they are a bit
>less likely to encourage logging. Thankfully.
>
>Laurel
>
>Tim & Laurel Shouvlin
>Bluebird Hills Farm CSA & Alpacas
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