Wild Cherry. How poisonous are we talking?

I have always had wild cherry trees. Its only wilted leaves that are toxic. If we have a big storm, I'll check for down trees. We also have wild plums. Both are stone fruits so leaves are toxic if wilted. The goats happily nibble on the green trees and walk on to the next great thing.
I do not spaz out about the cherry trees. If I'm clearing land, I cut the cherry trees down in the winter. Safer for the cows and the goats if they are bare when cut.
If we have a huge storm, I check for down trees.
Otherwise my goats and I enjoy my cherry trees.

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thanks for the input guys. One last question. Wilted? The ones Im worried about I would not call fresh dried or wilted. they are yellow and have fallen from tree. Not really wilted in the traditional sense, more like the leaves are in autumn, when they fall naturally. Do I need to worry then?

I don't think that would be considered wilted, Mooman. Starting to dry out.
I did lose a goat to wilted wild cherry leaves. I had been pruning them back away from the pasture the goats I had at that time were in, and missed a branch. She was a just weaned pygmy, not very big, and she apparently chowed down on the leaves- I caught her at it at the very end, and didn't know then how to help her with toxicity issues. We never had any problems with the naturally falling yellowed/brown leaves, though, and despite some heart attack moments, never had an issue (for the goats) with them eating live wild cherry occasionally. But I do my best to keep it out of the pastures.

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