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Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1  The people all around me have those HUGE, 50 foot tall palm trees, that have those HUGE clusters of orange ball looking thing, on them....I thought those were dates, but I dont think so....all I know is the squirrels pick them and then drop them in MY yard, and I have no idea if they are toxic or not.... They are about the size of a large pecan, and they develop a brown hairy looking covering after several days......Linda, there is NO end to the dangers in our back yards....we "puppy proof" everything in our homes and yards, double fence, put railroad ties all around the bottom of the fencing so it is harder for them to dig out of something to dig in, keep toxic plants off our property, keep trash and trash cans up and away from our babies so they dont get bones or stuff they can choke on....and what happens? Squirrels and birds BRING dangers in form all around us! Neighbors put out rat poison......what happens? The nasty mice and rats climb the fence, fall into MY yard to succumb to the effects of the poison! It takes me 30 minutes to sweep my yard before I let the dogs out, terrified they will get to something before I can get to them! |
Yeah, it really stinks. I don't think the trees you are talking about are toxic but you should look them up. I have queen palms and they drop these little round seeds that sometimes my pups mess with but I looked them up and they are not toxic. They can cause stomach upset so I just pick them up. I also have to be careful of the acorns from the other neighbor's tree. It's just crazy.
I think the trees you are talking about are dates.
Here is a link about poisonous plants in TX....the one plant , Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow is another bad one that one of the EC vets told me about.
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