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Del,

It is yew foliage that is particulary poisonous to cattle, though not to
Virginia dear, unfortunately.

Steve Herej, Lone Rock, WI
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Del Stubbs" <northernlights2n@yahoo.com>
To: "Bill Russell" <shaman@pennswoods.net>; "North American Fruit Explorers"
<nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 6:32 PM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] What's safe to eat and what isn't


> While teaching in Ireland I remember remarking to a local about how all
the cemeteries
> had beautiful and very old yew trees. He said the reason was simple -
since yew are
> deadly poisonous to cattle, it rather encourages the local farmers to keep
the fences up,
> and their cattle out. He said they were equally poisonous to people.
> Perhaps the difference is European compared to American yew? Or are the
American yew
> seeds equally nasty, but only if you chew?
> Del, ...just learned we have had the 5th warmest Nov. on recond in
Minnesota......And the
> 15th coolest summer.
>
> >Bill Russell <shaman@pennswoods.net> wrote:
> > Yew fruit is edible, if you spit out the seed. Tastes pretty good, too,
if
> > you dont mind slime.
>
>
> =====
> Del Stubbs  http://www.pinewoodforge.com   zone 3   N. MN
>
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