Summary: they are quite poisonous A problem here is that the edible cherry and the laurels all share the same family name They are all Prunus A bigger problem is the nickname Cherry Laurel Whilst we are talking of Laurels it is interesting to note that there are other dangers with some Laurels For instance the Portuguese Laurel Prunus lusitanica has
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