Which woods are suitable for perches etc. and what of the branches may the budgies nibble or eat?
Trees & Bushes
| Wooden | edible & non-toxic | harmful & toxic |
|---|---|---|
| Maple | Twigs, leaves, buds, flowers, seeds | Red maple / Sycamore maple |
| Apple | Branches, leaves, buds, flowers, fruits | Cores |
| Birch | Twigs, leaves, buds, flowers, seeds | |
| Pear | Branches, leaves, buds, flowers, fruits | Cores |
| Beech | Branches, leaves, buds, flowers | Beechnuts |
| Mountain ash | Branches, leaves, buds, flowers, fruits | |
| Alder | Buds, flowers, fruits, seeds | Branches and bark |
| Firethorn | Branches, leaves, ripe fruit | Cores |
| Hornbeam | Twigs, leaves, buds, catkins, nutlets | |
| Dogwood | Branches, leaves, buds, flowers, fruits | Stones or cores |
| Hazelnut | Branches, leaves, buds, flowers, catkins | Nuts |
| Currant | twigs, leaves, buds, ripe berries | |
| Jostaberry | twigs, leaves, buds, ripe berries | |
| Flourberry | Branches, leaves, flowers, fruits, seeds | |
| Mirabelle | Branches, fruit | Leaves, flowers, seeds |
| Poplar / Aspen | Twigs, leaves, buds, flowers, catkins, seeds | |
| Peach | Fruit | Bark, leaves, coree |
| Plum | Branches, fruit | Leaves, flowers, seeds |
| Sea buckthorn | Branches, leaves, buds, flowers, fruits | |
| Gooseberry | Branches, leaves, buds, seeds | Fruits (oxalic acid) |
| Elm | Twigs, leaves, buds, flowers, seeds | |
| Rowanberry | Branches, leaves, buds, flowers, fruits | |
| Bird cherry | Branches, leaves, buds, flowers, fruits | Stones |
| Pasture | Branches, leaves, buds, flowers, catkins | |
| Hawthorn | Branches, leaves, buds, flowers, seeds, fruits |
- A. Wilbrand: “Futterpflanzen für Vögel” (Oertel+Spörer)
Additional sources of information:
- A. Wilbrand: “Futterpflanzen für Vögel” (book)
- B. Oftring & P. Wolf: “Vogelfutterpflanzen aus Natur und Garten” (Buch)
- H.-J. Kühne: “Die Ernährung der Papageien und Sittiche” (book)