The following article is used with the written permission of the author, Gillian Willis, pharmacist and toxicologist. Safe Wood for Perches Safe natural wood branches for birds include the following: Apple Arbutus Ash Aspen Beech Birch Cottonwood | Crabapple Dogwood Elm Fir Hawthorn Larch Magnolia | Manzanita Mulberry Pear Pine Poplar Sequoia (redwood) Willow | | DO NOT use apricot, cherry, peach, prune, plum or nectarine. These trees all belong to the Prunus species. They contain cyanogenic glycosides which release cyanide if ingested. Gillian Willis Vancouver, BC
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