Laurel

[hazelnuts]

Hi

We have just bought some Ancient Woodland which has been neglected for decades and is full of bamboo, rhododendron and Laurel.
These have got to be destroyed but I do not want to use chemicals Cutting and burning is the preferred method until they lose the will to live but I've been told that burning Laurel produces cyanide gas.
Is there any truth in that?

[SimonFisher]

... full of bamboo, rhododendron and Laurel.
These have got to be destroyed but I do not want to use chemicals Cutting and burning is the preferred method until they lose the will to live but I've been told that burning Laurel produces cyanide gas.
Is there any truth in that?

Hi. There's already a few mentions of this in the forum. If you use the search, try "laurel" and "cyanide" you'll find those previous discussions.

[Dexter's Shed]

welcome to the forum

[The Barrowers]

Hello. Welcome. Luckily we have neither so best wishes

B and T

[hazelnuts]

Thanks for the reply and welcome.
It seems it may only be the leaves of laurel that are a big problem.