Yew timber

[se7enthdevil]

anyone who eats something without checking what it is first gets what they deserve in my opinion.

 

will eating one or two berries and seeds kill you?

 

will it even do them harm?

[TGB]

"Branches removed from a yew by high winds or pruning will retain their poison. Though the berries are harmless, the seed within is highly toxic. Unbroken it will pass through the body without being digested but if the seed is chewed poisoning can occur with as few as three berries."

 

Info from:

http://www.thepoisongarden.co.uk/atoz/taxus_baccata.htm

[treequip]

anyone who eats something without checking what it is first gets what they deserve in my opinion.

 

will eating one or two berries and seeds kill you?

 

will it even do them harm?

 

Foolish boy, an adult would be unlikely to eat the seeds but a child might. Dosage is relative to body mass so if a 6 foot 18 stone fool ate a seed or two the quantity of toxin ingested would be minor compared with say a small child who would be far more likely to eat them.

 

So given that a small dose could seriously harm a child are you going to stand by that statement?

 

As far as I can see the OP has done all they can and should stop listening to second guessers and break out the big saw.

[_Andy]

Would a fence be an option?

[inthewoods]

Would a fence be an option?

 

Euthanasia is probably a better option, I can't stand the "blocks out the light / fed up with clearing leaves" crowd but fair play to the op - if you don't do it, someone else will.

[Rushes]

Time for an emergency call to the tree officer.

[oldwoodcutter]

I know that tree, if you want rid take it up to my main yard and we'll convert that to firewood in no time.

[inthewoods]

I know that tree, if you want rid take it up to my main yard and we'll convert that to firewood in no time. 🙂

 

Shame on you sir! It'd be better milled better still left standing with a for sale sign in front of the house! :eek:

[MattyF]

I was involved in a similar fell a few years back after the owner had young children on two occasions eat berries one of them was not hers so that was more of a scare of being sued ...also with the tree being right by the back door of the house it meant berries been trod through the house by children all the time as well!, initially my response was tell them not to eat the berries and make them take there shoes off!! But kids will be kids. The tree officer obviously didn't want the hassle so agreed on a fell.

Any way the tree was lucky to have been over a 100 , it appears in late Victorian times chaining mutli stems together so they fused quickly to give the appearance of an older tree was common practice with yew as I was expecting mine to be over 300 .... I could be wrong but I imagine this tree to be a near exact situation... So to the original poster get on and fell the tree and get it milled up because if you don't and there's permission plenty of contractors will jump on it!

[muttley9050]

If you haven't sold it give me a pm and ill buy it off you.