OT poisonous fruit
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- Subject: OT poisonous fruit
- From: S* G* V*
- Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 11:21:10 -0700
This is OFF TOPIC as Pyracantha is a woody plant.
Do you or anyone else on this list have a reference that states that
Pyracantha has poisonous fruit? I can find no reference to its toxicity.
I am sure that stomach pumping is a horrid experience for a small child,
however I want to be sure we are not spreading a myth like the now
discounted Poinsettia toxicity.
Scott Vergara
near Portland Oregon
Z8
-----Original Message-----
From: Nan Sterman <nsterman@mindsovermatter.com>
To: perennials@mallorn.com <perennials@mallorn.com>
Date: Tuesday, April 20, 1999 8:06 AM
Subject: Re: Holly berries.....
>>I would like to plant some holly berry or winterberry shrubs, I was
>>wondering if all their berries are poisonous to humans? Could anyone
>>suggest a successful kind for Zone 5? Thanks
>>
>I don't know which specific plants you are referring to as hollyberry or
>winterberry, but I do know that pyracantha is poisonous. Years and years
>ago, my little sister was forced to eat some by a neighbor girl and was
>rushed to the hospital to have her stomach pumped. A horrible experience!
>
>Nan
>**********
>'''''''''''''''''''''''
>Nan Sterman
>San Diego County California
>Sunset zone 24, USDA hardiness zone 10b or 11
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