SAFE OR TOXIC NATURAL WOODS

 

SAFE NATURAL WOODS FOR PERCHES OR TOYS
Alder

Almond

Apple
Apricot Ash Bamboo
Beech Birch Citrus
Dogwood Elm Eucalyptus *
Goat Willow Guava Grape
Honeysuckle Mandrone Manzanita
Maple (not red) Mesquite Oak *
Papaya Pear Pine
Poplar Prune Pussy Willow
Ribbon Wood Thurlow Vine Maple
Walnut Weeping Willow Willow

TOXIC NATURAL WOODS - DO NOT USE
Avocado Boxwood

Cedar
Candelabra Tree Cherry Tree Chestnut
Chinaberry Crown of Thorns Eucalyptus *
Holly Kentucky Coffee Locust
Mountain Laurel Oak * Oleander
Pencil Tree Rain Tree Red Maple
Snow on Mountain Spurges  

Note:* Eucalyptus and Oak appear on both the toxic and the safe lists. In 9 out of 10 sources they were listed as safe. In one source they were listed as toxic. Because of this, we suggest that you use caution when using either one.

TOXIC PLANTS
Acokanthera Devil's Ivy Morning Glory
Amaryllis Dieffenbachia Mushrooms
Angel's Trumpet Eggplant Narcissus
Apricot Seeds/Plant Elderberry Oak
Apple Seeds/Plant Elephant's Ears Oleander
Avocado European Pennyroya Pear seeds/plant
Balsam Pear Figs Peony
Baneberry Four O'clocks Periwinkle
Belladonna (nightshade) Foxglove Peyote
Bird of Paradise Heliotrope Philodendron
Bittersweet Henbane Pigweed
Black Locust Holly Plum
Boxwood Horse Chestnut Poison Hemlock
Bracken Fern Horse Nettle Poison Ivy
Buckthorn Hydrangea Poison Oak
Burdock Ivy Poison Sumac
Buttercup Jack-in-the-pulpit Poinsettia
Caladium Jerusalem Cherry Poppy
Calla Lily Jasmine, yellow Pokeweed
Cat claw Acacia Jimson Weed Potato eye
Caster Bean Jonquil Pothos
Cherry Pits/plant Lantana Primrose
Chinaberry Lorel Privet
Clematis Lily of the Valley Ragwort
Coffee Bean Lobelia Red Maple
Coral Plant Loco Weed  
Crocus Lupine
Cactus/Sago Cactus Marijuana  
Daphne Mistletoe
Death Camas Mock Orange  
Delphinium Monkshood


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