High RiskLaburnum is a flowering tree which can grow to 7m in height. During May to June it is covered in numerous pendulous pea like yellow flowers each about 2cm long. The tree develops sooth dark brow pods (4cm - 6cm long). They remain on the tree after splitting open to expose the seeds. of early summer produce the pods and pea-like fruit
Abdominal pain, convulsions, coma, muscle spasms, lack of corordination
Notes:
Although a widely grown ornamental tree laburnum has now become
naturalised in some areas. Fatal poisoning in horses has been
reported although this appears to have been brought about by
the horse being tied to a laburnum tree and then eating the seeds
and pods from that tree. All parts of the tree are poisonous,
although the bark and seeds do more damage than the leaves.