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SallyintNorth

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Re: I know it's been done before but...
« Reply #16035 on: December 08, 2017, 07:46:52 am »
Oh, I’ve had a lovely time reading up about trees in general and spindle in particular. :)

It would seem that the berries of the spindle tree are indeed toxic, causing abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhoea in humans and also affecting dogs, cats, horses and goats.  Not sure if cattle or sheep would be affected, but didn’t find any specific mentions.  Possibly sheep are too canny to eat it - ex-BH had fields with yew overhanging and we never had any problems with the sheep.  (Cattle didn’t graze that field, it was a sheep only field - not because of the yew but because of the tourism!).

I also found, which is obvious now but I hadn’t realised, that the wood of the spindle tree is very hard and used to be used for...  think about it... spindles!  :spin:  (Not quite the right emotiwotsit, but it was the closest we have.). Now I definitely want to grow some :)
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Backinwellies

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Re: I know it's been done before but...
« Reply #16036 on: December 08, 2017, 07:55:26 am »
  I think maybe you are in the wrong thread Sally   :roflanim:



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Buttermilk

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Re: I know it's been done before but...
« Reply #16037 on: December 08, 2017, 05:07:09 pm »
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PK

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Re: I know it's been done before but...
« Reply #16038 on: December 08, 2017, 08:19:03 pm »
Enemy

Perris

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Re: I know it's been done before but...
« Reply #16039 on: December 08, 2017, 08:46:30 pm »
sworn

Buttermilk

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Re: I know it's been done before but...
« Reply #16040 on: December 08, 2017, 09:25:02 pm »
Oath

Rupert the bear

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Re: I know it's been done before but...
« Reply #16041 on: December 09, 2017, 02:33:50 pm »
affirmation

Buttermilk

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Re: I know it's been done before but...
« Reply #16042 on: December 09, 2017, 04:29:08 pm »
Declaration

Lesley Silvester

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Re: I know it's been done before but...
« Reply #16043 on: December 10, 2017, 12:17:59 am »
Promise

Buttermilk

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Re: I know it's been done before but...
« Reply #16044 on: December 10, 2017, 07:19:39 am »
Lick

Perris

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Re: I know it's been done before but...
« Reply #16045 on: December 10, 2017, 08:37:37 am »
salt

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Re: I know it's been done before but...
« Reply #16046 on: December 10, 2017, 09:53:41 am »
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Linda

Don't wrestle with pigs, they will love it and you will just get all muddy.

Let go of who you are and become who you are meant to be.

http://nantygroes.blogspot.co.uk/
www.nantygroes.co.uk
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Buttermilk

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Re: I know it's been done before but...
« Reply #16047 on: December 10, 2017, 04:28:54 pm »
Roll

Lesley Silvester

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Re: I know it's been done before but...
« Reply #16048 on: December 11, 2017, 12:16:52 am »
Cheese

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Re: I know it's been done before but...
« Reply #16049 on: December 11, 2017, 07:38:51 am »
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Linda

Don't wrestle with pigs, they will love it and you will just get all muddy.

Let go of who you are and become who you are meant to be.

http://nantygroes.blogspot.co.uk/
www.nantygroes.co.uk
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