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Originally Posted by larke
Hi, almost all plants have some toxicity level to some other living thing, but the majority are not 'deadly'. In fact in my experience of decades of having cats (and dogs), the one instance I remember that's related is when my cat took a chew on a couple of Poinsettia plant leaves (trying to goad me into feeding him). That plant's supposed to be definitely toxic, but in fact the plant reacted badly to being chewed, and my cat was just fine. Obviously don't leave a kitten alone with truly bad ones like Datura (flowering outdoor one) or even Foxglove, but I wouldn't worry a whole lot about the vast run of the mill trees you'll use in bonsai.
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The idea or misconception of the Poinsettia plant being toxic is an old wives tail and has been proven to be overly exaggerated. It is indeed not poisonous in any way.
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Originally Posted by Pup
All of my trees are toxic to cats. If there in my yard.
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Pup, ya kind of lost me on that statement! Are you saying that the plants in your yard are toxic to cats or, you are toxic to cats when they chew on them! 
~Phil
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