Privet

popsie

Newbie

Original poster

Nov 29, 2014

3

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SW Georgia, in the woods

• Nov 29, 2014

• #1

Does anyone have experience with privet for smoking? It's plentiful on my property, small, easy to cut, and I want it gone anyway. I am not worried about ruining a batch of meat, but I don't want toxins.

 

oldschoolbbq

Legendary Pitmaster

OTBS Member

Jul 16, 2008

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NW Ohio - outside Toledo

• Nov 29, 2014

• #2

Buy some Machetes ,invite over a bunch of friends , get them drunk and point them toward the problem and have a Bonfire... easy and free

Or , a guaranteed solution , invite a local Biker club over for free beer and set them free... nothing left...

 

ssorllih

Meat Mopper

Dec 27, 2012

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Bel Air Maryland ten miles west of the top of the

• Nov 29, 2014

• #3

Cut and dry a little and try it. Privet is first cousin to lilac.

 

trickyputt

Meat Mopper

Oct 21, 2014

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Birmingham, AL

• Nov 29, 2014

• #4

Additional Common Names: Privet, Amur, Wax-leaf
Scientific Name: Ligustrum vulgare
Family: Oleaceae
Toxicity: Toxic to Dogs, Toxic to Cats, Toxic to Horses
Toxic Principles: Terpenoid glycosides
Clinical Signs: Gastrointestinal upset (most common), incoordination, increased heart rate, death (rare).

 

popsie

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Nov 29, 2014

3

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SW Georgia, in the woods

• Nov 29, 2014

• #5

Seems as though the prudent cautious thing to do is to use something else.  The saying in aviation is, "There are no old, bold pilots."

 

trickyputt

Meat Mopper

Oct 21, 2014

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Birmingham, AL

• Nov 29, 2014

• #6

I heard walnut give people a reaction also but I dont know why. I would believe however, that if you reduced the privet into lump charcoal, the removal of the organic material would render it harmless, but I dont actually know, and would have to read more on the Terpenoid glycosides.