Ornamental Cherry - Poisonous

[HappyFace]

I have a mature Ornamental Cherry in my back garden. I also have a 1 year old who likes crawling around. If he were to eat one of the fallen cherries would it harm him?

[jake-the-peg]

Difficult to be 100% without knowing the exact species but I certainly can't find any references to it being poisonous - certainly not dangerously so in the way that Laburnum is for example.

The only poisonous cherry I found was the Jerusalem cherry which is not a cherry but a tender perrenial related to nightshade - I doubt it's that!

There was a similar thread on Jasmine recently you might want to check that out

[camille79]

Also bear in mind that even if the fruit isn't poisonous, the pips (or even the whole fruits) will be a significant choking hazard for your tot.