I recently bought a sweet cherry tree, and without thinking, put it in my yard near my pasture fence row. I keep dexter cattle, and I know that wild cherry can be deadly, especially if they ingest wilted leaves. I didn't think about the cultured sweet tree, though, until my bil brought it up.
Net research seems to give me conflicting info with no definitive answer on whether all cherry is toxic. Trees came from state program and they sent a lot of planting info with no mention of avoiding pasture, which I would have thought they would indicate if it were toxic, but I' d like to be sure.
Looking at info, wild cherry is prunus seratina. The tree I have is labelled as Black Gold which seems to be prunus avium. Some sites say it's toxic, and others don't. So does anyone know for certain if there is a difference in the two?
Net research seems to give me conflicting info with no definitive answer on whether all cherry is toxic. Trees came from state program and they sent a lot of planting info with no mention of avoiding pasture, which I would have thought they would indicate if it were toxic, but I' d like to be sure.
Looking at info, wild cherry is prunus seratina. The tree I have is labelled as Black Gold which seems to be prunus avium. Some sites say it's toxic, and others don't. So does anyone know for certain if there is a difference in the two?