Wood and branches

Wood and branches

Which woods are suitable for perches etc. and what of the branches may the budgies nibble or eat?

Trees & Bushes

Designation

edible or non-toxic.

harmful or 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

leaves and Bark.

Firethorn

Branches, leaves, ripe fruit

Hornbeam

twigs, leaves, buds, catkins, nutlets

cores

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

Fruit

leaves, flowers, seeds

Poplar / Aspen

Twigs, leaves, buds, flowers, catkins, seeds

Peach

Fruit

bark, Blätter, cores

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

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