what would you do with a yew?

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The yew tree in our garden would make a lovely den for DD 20months if we cut it back to the trunk down low. Friend and neighbour suggests chopping the thing down as tree and berries (August time) are poisonous. Want DD to have fun, and to avoid being poisoned. What would you do?

The yew is poisonous so I think, if I were you, I would avoid making it into a den until your dd (or any subsequent ones) are old enough to understand that they should not put anything growing in the garden into their mouths.
If it is an old established yew there may be a preservation order on it so you may not be able to chop it down. Anyhow, it would be a shame for it to be chopped down and there are loads of things that are in the garden that a re also poisonous (lily of the valley, aloe etc). Maybe your neighbour just doesn't like having a large tree in their next door neighbours garden.

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I think that all parts of the potato plant except the potato are poisonous too so best get rid of them It really is difficult to know where to draw the line isn't it? I gree that it's probably best not to turn it into a den but don't chop it down.

the leaves of the rhubarb plant are also poisonous!

The leaves of the rubber plant are deadlt apparently!

deadly not deadlt!

oh great - just my kind of topic this week.
we haven't got a yew tree but have got lots of potted plants (not pot plants) which ds is merrily eating his way through. I'd like to know if spider plants, geraniums and fuschias are a cause for concern? Apart from making him look a big cissy with flower petals sticking out of his mouth that is.

LOL morocco
don`t worry i used to eat every single flower my mum had in the balcony,my favourites were geraniums