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| We are in the process of fencing and we have several maples. We know at least 2 of these are the red maples that are highly toxic to horses. We had planned to take down all the cherry trees but hadn't planned on taking out the maples. However, the more I have researched the more toxic I realized they are.
Can anyone shed any more light on what exact types of maples are toxic? We are removing the red maples for sure. Any experiences? When I was a kid we had maples and oak trees all over our pasture. Looking back I am so thankful nothing ever happened! |
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Location: NC | My mom lost three horses to a maple tree last year. A storm came and knocked the tree over and it landed on a pony and two others died the next day from eating the leaves. it was devastating... I had heard they were poisonous but just thought it might make one colicky if they ate too many or something...
what the deal is when they are in a wilted state (like what a branch or tree falls) they are toxic and cause some sort of toxic anemia... I can't remember exactly but if they eat too many the only possible cure is blood transfusions and that isn't %100 chance of survival. The leaves are not poisonous while on tree or when they die and fall in the fall. Only when they are wilted..... Or so it was explained to us by several vets. if you don't cut them down be mindful to check after any storms for downed branches.
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| Thank you! What if we cut them down and push them out of the way immediately? Will we be okay after we clean up the leaves?
Edited to say: push them out of the pasture and cut them up? We also cut down the cherry trees and we pushed them into the woods?
Edited by Blueridgedreaming 2014-09-23 10:43 AM
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Location: NC | Blueridgedreaming - 2014-09-23 10:41 AM Thank you! What if we cut them down and push them out of the way immediately? Will we be okay after we clean up the leaves?
yup. its just the wilted leaves you have to worry about. |
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| The big maple tree is in our holding/winter pen-so we figured we should at least cut that one down. But there are 2 others in the big pasture. So as long as we keep the branches picked up? Shew! Stressful- |
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| Just visited with our vet and any red leaves or wilted leaves are toxic. |
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Location: In a happy place | I am so glad you posted this because this is somthing I didn't know and was getting ready to plant some trees in Gator's pasture. |
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| A pound and a half or more October Glory Maple leaves are toxic to a horse. |
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| One of the reasons I haven't fenced in the 13 acres we have across the road is because there is a crapload of maples over there. Hopefully now that we have a grapple and new tractor hubby can clean out most of the smaller ones and we can cut down and burn the bigger ones. It'll be forever though.
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| I have never heard of this... GOOD to know.. I've planted one Red maple tree in my yard.. NOT pasture. |
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| The more I have researched, talked to vets, and etc. The main concern is the red maple-make sure you know how to identify this. We left 2 sugar maples in the pasture and removed all 10, yes TEN very expensive red maples lol. But they had to go. We have several along the fence lines, that we will need to make sure they don't grow over the fence and are accessible to horses. We live in NC and as I look around-I feel all I see are red maples. Hardly anyone here knew they were toxic either (they are only toxic to horses, and not cattle, etc.)! Made for a very stressful fencing, experience lol. Now we have the leaves strewed all over our yard and pasture from where the trees were cut down. We are going to have to have a major raking/leaving vacuuming/mower pick up session. It is to my knowledge they remain poisonous for roughly 4 weeks-but I need to look into this a bit more. We are going to wait until all is safe to move our horses home. Anyhow, anyone have anymore advice, experiences, or input? |
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| HorsesNHarleys - 2014-09-23 10:30 AM
My mom lost three horses to a maple tree last year. A storm came and knocked the tree over and it landed on a pony and two others died the next day from eating the leaves. it was devastating... I had heard they were poisonous but just thought it might make one colicky if they ate too many or something...
what the deal is when they are in a wilted state (like what a branch or tree falls) they are toxic and cause some sort of toxic anemia... I can't remember exactly but if they eat too many the only possible cure is blood transfusions and that isn't %100 chance of survival. The leaves are not poisonous while on tree or when they die and fall in the fall. Only when they are wilted..... Or so it was explained to us by several vets. if you don't cut them down be mindful to check after any storms for downed branches.
Did you identify what kind of maple tree this was? Red, sugar? |
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Location: NC | Blueridgedreaming - 2014-09-25 1:59 PM HorsesNHarleys - 2014-09-23 10:30 AM My mom lost three horses to a maple tree last year. A storm came and knocked the tree over and it landed on a pony and two others died the next day from eating the leaves. it was devastating... I had heard they were poisonous but just thought it might make one colicky if they ate too many or something...
what the deal is when they are in a wilted state (like what a branch or tree falls) they are toxic and cause some sort of toxic anemia... I can't remember exactly but if they eat too many the only possible cure is blood transfusions and that isn't %100 chance of survival. The leaves are not poisonous while on tree or when they die and fall in the fall. Only when they are wilted..... Or so it was explained to us by several vets. if you don't cut them down be mindful to check after any storms for downed branches.
Did you identify what kind of maple tree this was? Red, sugar?
She had an Ag person come out and I believe they were Red. |
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| HorsesNHarleys - 2014-09-25 2:08 PM
Blueridgedreaming - 2014-09-25 1:59 PM HorsesNHarleys - 2014-09-23 10:30 AM My mom lost three horses to a maple tree last year. A storm came and knocked the tree over and it landed on a pony and two others died the next day from eating the leaves. it was devastating... I had heard they were poisonous but just thought it might make one colicky if they ate too many or something...
what the deal is when they are in a wilted state (like what a branch or tree falls) they are toxic and cause some sort of toxic anemia... I can't remember exactly but if they eat too many the only possible cure is blood transfusions and that isn't %100 chance of survival. The leaves are not poisonous while on tree or when they die and fall in the fall. Only when they are wilted..... Or so it was explained to us by several vets. if you don't cut them down be mindful to check after any storms for downed branches.
Did you identify what kind of maple tree this was? Red, sugar?
Thank you!
We left 2 sugar maples in the pasture-which can also be toxic to some degree but we are going to put a fence up around them. With tons and tons of maples trees around in this area, how do we even begin to control them blowing into the pastures? |
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