Elaeagnus - are the berries poisonous?
 

First post here! I have a house in France where, in 2005, I planted several Elaeagnus x ebbingei to make a hedgerow. My (new) dog is now eating the berries. Does anyone know if they are poisonous?

Elaeagnus - are the berries poisonous?
 

On 7 Apr, 23:19, Earth Mother Earth.Mother.
wrote:
First post here! *I have a house in France where, in 2005, I planted
several Elaeagnus x ebbingei to make a hedgerow. *My (new) dog is now
eating the berries. *Does anyone know if they are poisonous?

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Earth Mother

All the Elaeagnus family bear edible fruits as well as being useful
nitrogen-fixing
David Hill

I've eaten a lot without coming to any harm. They are highly nutricious, tasty and given top rating for edibility at http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants....nus+x+ebbingei
In fact I planted mine because I wanted the berries to eat but it won't flower...

Elaeagnus - are the berries poisonous?
 

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Earth Mother;837552 Wrote:
First post here! I have a house in France where, in 2005, I planted
several Elaeagnus x ebbingei to make a hedgerow. My (new) dog is now
eating the berries. Does anyone know if they are poisonous?
I've eaten a lot without coming to any harm. They are highly
nutricious, tasty and given top rating for edibility at
http://tinyurl.com/csut24
In fact I planted mine because I wanted the berries to eat but it won't
flower...

Give it five years.

It likes to think things over a bit.

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Rusty
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.
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It's had a couple more than 5 years. But we do have to cut it back hard as we wish to be able to get into the house, and it grows very fast.