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This page addresses plants and woods that have seemed to be safe for use around our birds. This is just a reference and caution must always be followed when dealing with anything for our birds

Safe Plants
Acacia  Grape Ivy
African Violets  Hens and Chicks 
Aloe  Hibiscus 
Asparagus Fern Jade Plant 
Babys Tears  Kalanchoe
Bamboo  Mango 
Begonias  Monkey Plant 
Bottle Palm (Elephant Foot Tree or Pony Tail Palm)  Nerve Plant
Bougainvillea  Norfolk Pine 
Bromelaid  Palms: 
Burros Tail (donkey tail) Areca (Butterfly Cane,
Christmas Cactus Golden feather, Madagascar) 
Coffee European fan
Coleus  Parlor, Neanthe bella
Corn Plant  Sentry 
Dracaena varieties Pygmy Jate, Roebelin 
Easter Cactus  Lady, Bamboo Fern, Rhapis,
Edible Fig  Miniature Fan 
Ferns:  Fishtail, Wine 
Birds Nest Peperomia
Mother Fern  Prayer Plant
Boston, Sword  Schefflera
Brake, Robbon, Dish  Sensitive Plant 
Button  Snake Plant (Mother-in-Laws Tongue)
Lomaria  Snake Plant (Mother-in-Laws Tongue)
Maidenhair  Spider, Airplane Plant
Polypody  Swedish Ivy
Squirrel's Foot, ball  Umbrella Tree
Deer's Foot, Figi  Velvet Plant, Purple Passion
Staghorn, Elk's Horn  Wandering Jew
Fiddleleaf Fig  Weeping Fig
Gardenia  Yucca
Gold Dust  Zebra Plant
Safe Woods
Oak
Fir (best used for large birds)
Willow
Elm
Beech
Manzanita
Poplar
Ribbon Tree
Kiln dried Pine
Apple
Pear

 
Inclusion or omission from either of these lists does not guarantee the safety or toxicity of a plant; it just reflects you using your own good judgement to ascertain its safety.