I don't know Steve, we had a cow that ate a little yew...it died....then a fox ate the cows eyeball....and it also died...I don't know how far down the foodchain it went on for as I wasn't paying attention after that...lol!!

Just plan a few other clipped bay trees. I have one in the shade and one in the sun. One is sweeter one is more bitter. Totally different flavours from the same clones!