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• Re: Pruning Laurel Hedge - confused

  Forum post by Tom Bainsfield on 20 Aug 2012

  http://www.geograph.org.uk/gallery/poisonous_plants_wild_10921/3 Laurel All parts of the laurel are poisonous, though there are few reported cases of serious illness. The berries are the most likely to attract children. A case in Bolton in 2000 involved a child being taken to hospital with drowsiness which was diagnosed as having been caused by eating or chewing a laurel berry. However, there is no doubt it is extremely dangerous if very much is eaten as it contains cyanide. The leaves and stems Read more..