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Livestock => Cattle => Topic started by: YorkshireLass on September 13, 2017, 07:45:44 pm

Title: Laburnum over fence
Post by: YorkshireLass on September 13, 2017, 07:45:44 pm

Fencing a new field, noticed a neighbour's laburnum tree overhanging. Obviously it's all poisonous, but how palatable is it? We will have a legal right to trim back the overhanging branches, but is it something we should think about moving the fence away from (out of reach)? Thinking of seeds dropping into grass / hay...

Title: Re: Laburnum over fence
Post by: sheeponthebrain on September 14, 2017, 06:25:46 am

Our cattle regularly from back the laburnum  trees in a neighbouring garden.  They've been there 30 years now and no ill affects

Title: Re: Laburnum over fence
Post by: YorkshireLass on September 14, 2017, 11:29:37 am

Mmm that's interesting.


I generally go with "if there is enough food, they know not to eat poisonous stuff", but that sort of nuance is lacking in general info.


I reckon we see where the fenceline naturally falls then trim back the really overhanging bits?

Title: Re: Laburnum over fence
Post by: sheeponthebrain on September 14, 2017, 12:36:55 pm

Sorry I was dreaming  when i read and wrote that message. I was thinking leylandi not laburnum :innocent: :thinking:

Title: Re: Laburnum over fence
Post by: YorkshireLass on September 14, 2017, 04:21:12 pm

OH
Oops :D


Yeah I mean the very pretty yellow flowered thingy.


https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Laburnum_anagyroides_flowering.jpg/220px-Laburnum_anagyroides_flowering.jpg