Blue cypress trees are poisonous like all trees

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• Blue cypress trees are poisonous like all trees
• The blue cypress is poisonous
• Do not plant in gardens with children or pets
• Tips

All plant parts of the blue cypress are poisonous

Blue cypress trees are poisonous like all trees

The blue cypress, a subspecies of the false cypress family, like all conifers in all parts of the plant poisonous. Therefore, plant the decorative Blue Cypress trees only out of reach of children and pets.

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The blue cypress is poisonous

All parts of the Blue Cypress - bark, leaves and cones - are poisonous. They contain:

Even on skin contact, the essential oils can cause skin irritation. If parts of plants are swallowed, complaints such as diarrhea, nausea and vomiting occur.

Do not plant in gardens with children or pets

If children and animals belong to the household, you should for safety's sake do without the planting of blue false cypresses.

Even grazing animals such as cattle, horses or sheep are endangered by blue cypress trees. Therefore always keep a sufficient planting distance to pastures.

Tips

Blue cypress trees (bot., Chamaecyparis) are hardly distinguishable externally from true cypresses (Bot., Cupressus). The main distinguishing features are the slightly flattened branches, smaller cones and a previous seed maturity.