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Smallholding => Land Management => Topic started by: Dans on February 23, 2016, 07:12:22 am

Title: Viburnum tinus
Post by: Dans on February 23, 2016, 07:12:22 am

Hope this is the right section to post in.

Does anyone know if this is poisonous to livestock. We have a small hedge of this is a section where I may want to keep sheep and geese. Wikipedia says it is high in tannins and the berries are poisonous to us, but I can't see anything about livestock.

Any thoughts?

Dans

Title: Re: Viburnum tinus
Post by: Buttermilk on February 23, 2016, 07:51:28 am

My poisonous plant book has them as low risk.

Title: Re: Viburnum tinus
Post by: Dans on February 24, 2016, 12:50:20 am

Is that to humans or livestock. Deating just cutting it down but it makes a wind break and soaks up some water.

Dans

Title: Re: Viburnum tinus
Post by: Buttermilk on February 24, 2016, 09:20:16 am

Poisonous Plants in Britain and their effects on Animals and Man 1984

Title: Re: Viburnum tinus
Post by: Dans on February 25, 2016, 07:22:59 am

Thanks I'll have a look at it.

Dans