Bird Trees

[roadsidexcoalition]

I think tomorrow I'm going to be making a bird tree for up in my room. I was wondering about the different safe/non-safe tree branches to use.

My Mom told me I should use a clay pot and anchor the branches in with plaster of paris stuff. Then I'd cover up the plaster of paris stuff with bird gravel. Would this be ok to do?

I think that's it. Anything else you think is helpful is always appreciated. =D

Oh. And any pictures of your set-up would be veryveryvery cool to give me some ideas. =]

-Kelsey

[clifff123]

POSTED BY i<3mrchirpydoodlebirdy

I found a list of trees/plants you can use. Safe Toxic
AILANTHUS - Tree of Heaven)
APPLE (I believe pesticide residue is the periodic issue)
ALDER
ALMOND
ARALIA - Fatsia japonica > AZ Avian Breeders Assn., Zoo landscape list
ASH (Fraxinus)
ASPEN
BAMBOO
BARBERRY
BIRCH (see comment far down on page)
BEECH
Silk Tree - another SAFE tree wood.
BUTTERFLY BUSH
CAMELLIA
COTTONWOOD
CRABAPPLE
CRAPE MYRTLE (not the same as myrtle)
DOGWOOD
DOUGLAS FIR (GENUS IS PSEUDOTSUGA)
ELM
ESCALLONIA
EUCALYPTUS
FIR - genus Abies
GUAVA
HAWTHORN - genus Crataegus
LARCH
LILAC
MADRONA / MADRONE
MAGNOLIA
MANZANITA
MOCK ORANGE - Long Island Parrot Society
MOUNTAIN ASH - genus Sorbus
MULBERRY
NANDINA -common name: heavenly bamboo
NORFOLK ISLAND PINE
NUT TREES - exclude chestnut
ORANGE - several sources lean toward safe
OREGON GRAPE - genus Mahonia
PAPAYA
PEAR
PINE - genus Pinus See Pine paragraph
PHOTINIA
POPLAR - genus Populas
***** WILLOW - genus Salix
RAPHIOLEPSIS
RUBBER PLANT - Ficus elastica
RAPHIOLEPSIS
RUSSIAN OLIVE
SILK TREE
SPIRAEA
SPRUCE - genus Picea
STAGHORN SUMAC - Rhus typhina
STRAWBERRY TREE - Arbutus like Madrone
SWEET GUM - genus Liquidambar
SYCAMORE
VIBURNUM
VINE MAPLE
WEEPING WILLOW
WIEGELA
YUCCA
ACACIA
BOIS D'ARC - horse apple tree
BOTTLE BRUSH
CORK - not wood from cork oak, but cork
CORN PLANTS
DATE
DRACAENA
FIG
GINKGO
GRAPE PALM
GRAPE VINES
GUAVA
HACKBERRY
HIBISCUS
HICKORY
IRONWOOD - apparently "leaves" can be toxic
JADE PLANT
KALANCHOE
MESQUITE - shave sharp parts off
MIMOSA
MULBERRY - fruitless
PALM
PAPAYA
PECAN
RIBBONWOOD
SASSAFRAS
THURLOW
TREE FERN

ANDROMEDA
APRICOT
AVACADO
AZALEA
BLACK LOCUST
BOX ELDER
BOXWOOD
BUCKTHORN
CANNABIS
CEDAR
CHERRY see sentence below
COMMON SAGE
DATURA
DAPHNE (it's the berries)
DIEFFENBACHIA
ELDERBERRY
EUONYMUS
EUPHORBIA
FLAME TREE
WEEPING FIG
FIRETHORN (PYRACANTHA)
FOXGLOVE
GOLDEN CHAIN TREE (Laburnum)
GROUND CHERRY
HEMLOCK
HOLLY
HONEY LOCUST
HORSE CHESTNUT
HUCKLEBERRY - Cockatiel Society > leaves bad > evergreen or deciduous)
HYDRANGEA
JUNIPER
KENTUCKY COFFEE TREE
KUMQUAT
LAUREL
LEMON
LIME
MOCK ORANGE - fruit, see note in safe list
MONSTERA
MOUNTAIN LAUREL
MYRTLE - broadleaf evergreen, not crape myrtle
NECTARINE
OAK - genus Quercus - all parts / tannins
ORANGE - several sources lean toward safe
PEACH
PEAR - some sources lean toward safe
PLUM
PRIVET
RAIN TREE
RED MAPLE
REDWOOD
RHODODENDRON
TOMATO
UMBRELLA TREE
WALNUT
WITCH HAZEL - genus Hamamelis
WISTERIA
YEW
ARROWHEAD VINE
AUSTRALIAN FLAMETREE
AUSTRALIAN UMBRELLA TREE
BANEBERRY (ACTAEA)
BEANS: (CASTOR, HORSE, FAVA, BROAD, GLORY, SCARLET RUNNER)
SOPHORA ( INCLUDES JAPANESE PAGODA TREE & MESCAL)
BRACKEN FERN
BURDOCK
CACAO
CAMEL BUSH (TRICHODESMA)
CASTOR BEAN
CHALICE (TRUMPET VINE)
CHINA BERRY TREE (MELIA / TEXAS UMBRELLA TREE)
CORIANDER (CILANTRO)
DATURA STRAMONIUM (BRUGMANSIA / ANGEL'S TRUMPET)
FLAME TREE (BRACHYCHITON / STERCULIA)
FELT PLANT (KALANCHOE BAHARENSIS)
FOXGLOVE
HEATHS
CHINESE MAGNOLIA (UNCERTAIN SAFETY CONFIRMATION)
CHINESE POPCORN (TALLOW)
CHINESE SNAKE TREE / LACQUER PLANT (EVEN CONTACT WITH SAP IS BAD)
DIEFFENBACHIA KALMIA (ALSO CALLED MT. LAUREL)
JASMINE
LEUCOTHOE
NUTMEG
PITCH PINE
PRARIE OAK (SAFETY UNCERTAIN)
ROSE
SOLANUM (JERUSALEM CHERRY & PEPINO)
LANTANA (RED SAGE)
LUPINE
MANGO > reputable source fruit okay: not the wood or leaves
MEXICAN BREADFRUIT
MISTLETOE
OLEANDER
CANARY BIRD BUSH - Crotalaria
RED SAGE (LANTANA)
RHUBARB
SAND BOX TREE
PENCILTREE
CROWN OF THORNS
MONSTERA
TANSY
TOBACCO
WEEPING FIG
WHITE CEDAR (CHINA)

[A-n-M]

Wow! That's quite a list Clifff123.

Thanks for taking your time an posting it. :)

[roadsidexcoalition]

Oh wow! Thanks Cliff. =D
That's such a big help!
My Dad and I are going up to the brush pile tomorrow to pick out branches. I'll have to write all those down so I remember. =]

-Kelsey

[clifff123]

Again just copied a post by i<3mrchirpydoodlebirdy. He/She deserves the credit for posting

[roadsidexcoalition]

Oh. Sorry. I didn't see that. =/
Well. Thanks to i<3mrchirpydoodlebirdy for posting it and thanks to you for posting it here for me. =]

[urmyboyblue]

Anybody know if Blackberry tree branches are bad for keets?

I'm about to feed them blackberries now, and I was wondering if it was safe to use