[YorkshireLass]

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...

[sheeponthebrain]

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

[YorkshireLass]

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?

[sheeponthebrain]

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

[YorkshireLass]

OH
Oops


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