Re: OT poisonous fruit
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: OT poisonous fruit
- From: N* S*
- Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 16:22:55 -0800
>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.
I haven't the time to find any references, but I'm sure no doctor would put
a child through the experience of having their stomach pumped if it was not
necessary. Of course, this was some years ago and things might have
changed. However, regardless of the fact that pyracantha is a woody plant,
I would not want someone with small children planting it in the garden if
there is even the most remote chance that the plant is poisonous to small,
developing bodies -- which is exactly what Kimberly was concerned about.
Nan
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Nan Sterman
San Diego County California
Sunset zone 24, USDA hardiness zone 10b or 11
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