The World’s Most Poisonous Tree: The Manchineel Tree
The Little Apple of Death
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5 min readAug 20, 2020
Across the coast and wetlands of the Americas, the Manchineel tree has come to be known as the world’s most deadly tree.
The tree is so poisonous that simply touching its bark can cause serve rashes. Getting rainwater that’s touched the tree in your eyes can lead to temporary blindness, as can the smoke…
