K Keitai Joined 22 Nov 2018 Messages 1,606 Reaction score 26 Country 22 Sep 2022 #1 Is this bush safe to cut with a hedgcutter? I heard it gives off hairs bad for the lungs
S Swwils Joined 2 Jul 2020 Messages 1,202 Reaction score 244 Country 29 Sep 2022 #2 Looks like a Viburnum rhytidophyllum and yes the little hairs are a defence against insects and can cause allergic like reactions etc. You can look up " itchy Viburnum rhytidophyllum " and look at the family.
Looks like a Viburnum rhytidophyllum and yes the little hairs are a defence against insects and can cause allergic like reactions etc. You can look up " itchy Viburnum rhytidophyllum " and look at the family.
JohnD Joined 15 Nov 2005 Messages 90,761 Reaction score 6,933 Location South Country 29 Sep 2022 #3 Keitai said: Is this bush safe to cut with a hedgcutter? I heard it gives off hairs bad for the lungs Click to expand... So you'll be using some kind of mask?
Keitai said: Is this bush safe to cut with a hedgcutter? I heard it gives off hairs bad for the lungs Click to expand... So you'll be using some kind of mask?