Information page - Safe Plants and Trees for Aviary Birds

Safe Plants and Trees Following is a list of indoor and outdoor plants which are believed to be safe for birds. The information below has been compiled from various sources and is provided as a service. We assume no liabilities, implied or otherwise. This is not medical advice. Check with avian experts for accuracy and applicability to your particular situation. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Safe House and Outdoor Plants Note: Nothing is safe if toxic chemicals or insecticides have been sprayed on them. Before installing them in any cage, scrub all branches with a non-toxic disinfectant (such as diluted chlorine bleach) then rinse and dry well.  House and Outdoor Plants Acacia Aloe African Violet Baby's Tears Bamboo Begonia Bougainvillea Chickweed Christmas Cactus Cissus/Kangaroo Vine Coffee Coleus Corn Plant Crabapple Dandelion Dogwood Donkey Tail Dracena Varieties Ferns (asparagus,birdnest,boston,maidenhair) Figs (creeping, rubber, fiddle leaf) Figs (laurel leaf) Gardenia Grape Ivy Hen's and Chickens Herbs (eg oregano, rosemary, thyme) Jade Plant Kalanchoe Marigold Monkey Plant Mother-in-Law's Tongue Nasturtium Natal Plum Pepperomia Petunia Pittosporum Prayer Plant Purple Passion/Velvet Nettle Schefflera (Umbrella) Sensitive Plant Spider Plant Swedish Ivy Thistle Wandering Jew White Clover Zebra Plant  Trees and Bushes Source: Gillian Willis Apple Arbutus Ash Aspen Beech Birch Citrus (any) Cottonwood Crabapple Dogwood Elm Eucalyptus Fir Guava Hawthorn Larch Madrona Magnolia Manzanita Norfolk Island Pine Nuts (except chestnut and oak) Palms (areca, date, fan, lady, parlour) Palms (howeia, kentia, phoenix, sago) Pear Pine Poplar Sequoia (Redwood) Willow Sources: Birds USA Magazine; Gillian Willis; Wade and Carol Olyer, Parrot Pleasures, Safe wood products -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Where would you like to go next?       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright © Birds n Ways All rights reserved.

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