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	Non-Toxic (Safe) Wood
	Below is a list we have compiled from many resources on the net and books. Please exercise caution with branches and leaves for your birds. Please do not collect wood from trees by a road, as the run off is toxic. Trees must be untreated with chemicals or fertilizers. If you don't know if the tree has not been treated, do not use wood from the tree. Spray branches with vinegar and allow them to soak for at least 5 minutes, then rinse well. To make sure that there are no bugs in the wood, if the branch will fit put it in your oven for approximately 30 minutes at 275F. If it is too large for your oven, then place it in direct sunlight for 2 days. Common wood that is very dangerous because it will cause cyanide poisining when ingested are apricot, cherry, peach, prune, plum, or nectarine tree wood. Do not use these types of wood for perches, toys, cages, or anywhere that your bird can come into contact with it.
	A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
	A
	Almond Apple Arbutus Aspen
	B
	Bamboo Beech Birch Bottle Brush
	C
	Citrus Cottonwood Crabapple
	D
	Dogwood
	E
	Elm Eucalyptus (no leaves)
	F
	Fig
	G
	Grapefruit Guava
	H
	Hawthorn Hibiscus
	I
	No trees
	J
	No Trees
	K
	Kumquat
	L
	Lemon
	M
	Madrona Magnolia Manzanita Maple* (Sugar, Sycamore, Vine species only) Mock Orange Mulberry
	N
	No trees
	O
	Orange
	P
	Papaya Pear Pecan Pine (Norfolk Island, and kiln dried pine such as; dowels and other untreated wood available at the lumber yard) Poplar
	Q
	No trees
	R
	Ribbon Wood
	S
	Sassafras
	T
	Tree of Heaven
	U
	No trees
	V
	No trees
	W
	Walnut Willows
	X
	No trees
	Y
	Yucca
	Z
	No trees
	Reminder: Do not use apricot, cherry, peach, prune, plum or nectarine wood. *Red Maple is considered toxic for birds. If you use the maple species listed above remove the leaves and if present the seed pods.

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Non-Toxic (Safe) Wood

Reminder: Do not use apricot, cherry, peach, prune, plum or nectarine wood. *Red Maple is considered toxic for birds. If you use the maple species listed above remove the leaves and if present the seed pods.

Reminder: Do not use apricot, cherry, peach, prune,
plum or nectarine wood.
*Red Maple is considered toxic for birds. If you use the maple species listed above remove the leaves and if present the seed pods.