Oleander is commonly grown and pruned to tree forms.

All stories of human poisonings appear to be anecdotal, but you knew
that




On Tue, 13 May 2003 22:30:52 GMT, "Cereoid-UR12"
wrote:

No. Oleanders are poisonous SHRUBS not trees. They are extemely toxic
plants.

Did you do a google search for "Nerium oleander" and toxic plants?


Requester wrote in message
. com...
is it true that these are poisonous trees?
i checked the web and really cant find much info on this tree. the
one i bought was a variety oleander. im not sure if it true or not.




"Nature, left alone, is in perfect balance.
Harmful insects and plant diseases are always present,
but do not occur in nature to an extent which requires the use of poisonous chemicals.
The sensible approach to disease and insect control is to grow sturdy crops in a healthy environment."

Masanobu Fukuoka, One Straw Revolution--1978