Trees Safe for Horses

Maisy

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I am looking to buy a tree for a friend of mine to plant over the ashes of a horse she recently lost.

It will be in a field where she will keep other horses, though protected as much as possible.

I don't know a great deal about trees (what would be nice etc) and the last thing I want to do is buy one that will be poisionous to the other horses!!

Can anyone help??

TIA
 
It was posted on here earlier in the week that willow (twisted in that case) was edible and contained salix which is a natural painkiller!!!

Maybe a good choice. They grow very quickly too, I know I have a huge one in my garden
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Mine love to eat the Ash tree we have. Its a lovely tree, and seeing as they've been eating it for 15 years it can't do them any harm!!!

I am looking to plant some alder and willow trees in our field for the horses we lost - think those are both ok too - although will have to double check. Watch out for elders - a friend of ours' horse kept eating the berries and got pissed every year on them!! Hawthorn is always good if you want a small tree. Or blackthorn (get sloe berries from those for the gin
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) or holly is also good - don't think they would ever eat that one!

Steer well clear of oaks though.....
 
As Stencilface, we have looked at Willow - there doesn't seem to be any info saying it's bad. From what I remember Black Beauty was in a field with Willow trees though ! I would like a Willow, think it'd be lovely
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thing about willows is they have invasive roots, will head for nearest source of water, including water pipes etc, can be a problem if housing etc nearby.
 
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