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[Simonsnr]

Is it true that Lorrel produces Cyanide?. I was told by a child minder that she was not allowed to have them in her garden, and had to remove a whole hedge of them because of this?

 

I've worked on loads of lorrel over the years, never had any i'll feelings from them?

[Ian150482]

Yes it does, but i very small quantities, in the leaves and seed. Not enough to produce any harm.

[Log-ologist]

anyone any ideas on a bud description and bark description for cherry laurel ?

 

Go and find a laurel hedge and stick your head right inside. That may assist you in your quest for laurel.

[Log-ologist]

Is it true that Lorrel produces Cyanide?. I was told by a child minder that she was not allowed to have them in her garden, and had to remove a whole hedge of them because of this?

 

I've worked on loads of lorrel over the years, never had any i'll feelings from them?

 

 

Dont breathe in too much smoke if your burning fresh laurel. The headaches you may get are as a result of the cyanide. Same goes for toxins in Rhododendron and Yew when burnt .

[josharb87]

hey nuggsy, try wikipedia for stuf on trees, can be really helpfull

[Simonsnr]

Dont breathe in too much smoke if your burning fresh laurel. The headaches you may get are as a result of the cyanide. Same goes for toxins in Rhododendron and Yew when burnt .

 

Had no idea about Rhod'ies. As for the yew, I was told once that pagan's use to sit under Yews to meditate, and that if you sit under a yew for a long time on a hot day you can become intoxicated by the chemicals released (I was told it was an hallucinogen), thus why the monks had 'Visions'??

[Jamie]

Nuggsy, the best way is to get a book, head out and start ID-ing everything. Winter is a good time because you can't rely on the leaves (for a lot of trees, not them all) to get your ID down. Look for general shape and growth patterns. Going out and putting in the hours is the only real way to learn.

 

I can Still mind a lecturer ripping the class (in 4th year honours students) he asked a tree species, we all looked blank. in a rather raised voice asked Castanea sativa? agai we all looked puzzled until he told us to this day i've never forgotten

 

Jamie

[nuggsy]

Nuggsy, the best way is to get a book, head out and start ID-ing everything. Winter is a good time because you can't rely on the leaves (for a lot of trees, not them all) to get your ID down. Look for general shape and growth patterns. Going out and putting in the hours is the only real way to learn.

 

I can Still mind a lecturer ripping the class (in 4th year honours students) he asked a tree species, we all looked blank. in a rather raised voice asked Castanea sativa? agai we all looked puzzled until he told us to this day i've never forgotten

 

Jamie

 

 

thanks m8, good bit of advice that, i have been trying to get out as often as poss and id`ing trees. going to be working on threave gardens on my work experience so hopefully get some id there

[danbrown87]

Had no idea about Rhod'ies. As for the yew, I was told once that pagan's use to sit under Yews to meditate, and that if you sit under a yew for a long time on a hot day you can become intoxicated by the chemicals released (I was told it was an hallucinogen), thus why the monks had 'Visions'??

 

I could think of better things to do if a trip was what I was after. I think the poison in Yew is called taxin, don't think it's halluginogenic though.

[Simonsnr]

I could think of better things to do if a trip was what I was after. I think the poison in Yew is called taxin, don't think it's halluginogenic though.

 

That's a shame! Back to see my dealer then, and stop wasting hot summer days in my local grave yard in a monks outfit?

 

'Taxin' as is 'taxus baccata'. Like the growth inhibitor 'juglans' secreted by walnuts (Juglans) Interesting!