The following article is used with the written permission of the author, Gillian Willis, pharmacist and toxicologist.
Safe Wood for Perches
Safe natural wood branches for birds include the following:
Apple Arbutus Ash Aspen Beech Birch Cottonwood
Crabapple Dogwood Elm Fir Hawthorn Larch Magnolia
Manzanita Mulberry Pear Pine Poplar Sequoia (redwood) Willow
DO NOT use apricot, cherry, peach, prune, plum or nectarine. These trees all belong to the Prunus species. They contain cyanogenic glycosides which release cyanide if ingested.