Toxic Non-Toxic Plants and Trees
TOXIC & NON-TOXIC PLANTS, TREES, SUBSTANCES
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The following materials are not 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.
| Ash | Citrus (Any) | Dogwood |
| Elm | Guava | |
| Madrona | Magnolia | Manzanita |
| Nut Trees except; | Chestnut | and OAK |
| Papaya | Pine | Prune |
| Ribbonwood | Sassafras | Thurlow |
| Vine Maple | Willows: | |
| Goat | Pussy | Weeping |
Safe Plants and Trees
| Acacia | African Violet | Ailanthus - Tree of Heaven |
| Alder - white alder/Buckthorn | Almond | Aloe |
| Apple | Aralia - Fatsia japonica | Aspen - Populus |
| Baby's Tears | Bamboo | Barberry- Berberis |
| Beech - Fagus | Begonia | Birch |
| Bois D'arc - horse apple tree | Boston Fern | Bougainvillea |
| Bottle Brush | Butterfy Bush | Camellia |
| Chickweed | Christmas Cactus | Cissus (Kangaroo Vine) |
| Coleus | Cork (not wood from cork oak, but cork) | Corn Plant |
| Cottonwood - Populus | Crabapple | Crape Myrtle - (not the same as myrtle) |
| Dandelion | Date | Dogwood |
| Donkey Tail | Douglas Fir - Pseudotsuga | |
Dracaena Ferns: | ||
| Bird's Nest | Boston | Maidenhair |
| Elm - Ulmus | Escallonia | |
Figs: | ||
| Creeping | Rubber | Fiddle Leaf |
| Laurel Leaf | ||
| Fir - genus Abies | Gardinia | Ginkgo |
| Grape Palm | Grape Vines | Guava |
| Hackberry | Hawthorn - Crataegus | Hen And Chickens |
| Hibiscus | Hickory | Impatiens |
| Ironwood - apparently toxic leaves | Jade Plant | Kalanchoe |
| Larch - Larix | Lilac - Syringa | Madrona / Madrone - Arbutus |
| Magnolia | Mango - (fruit okay: not wood or leaves) | Manzanita - Arctostaphylos |
| Maple - Acer | Marigolds | Mesquite - remove sharp parts |
| Mimosa | Monkey Plant | Mother-In-Law |
| Mountain Ash - Sorbus | Mulberry - Morus | Nandina -common name is heavenly bamboo |
| Nasturtium | Natal Plum | Norfolk Island Pine |
| Nut Trees - exclude chestnut | Orchids | Orange - several sources lean toward safe |
| Oregon Grape - Mahonia | ||
Palms: | ||
| Areca | Date | Fan |
| Lady | Parlour | Howeia |
| Kentia | Phoenix | |
| Papaya | Pear | Pecan |
| Peperomia | Petunia | Pine - Pinus |
| Photinia | Pittosporum | Poplar - Populus |
| Prayer Plant | Purple Passion | Raphiolepsis - Indian Hawthorn |
| Ribbonwood | Rose | Rubber Plant |
| Russion Olive | Sassafras | Sensitive Plant |
| Silk Tree | Snake Plant | Spiraea |
| Spruce - Picea | Staghorn Sumac | Strawberry Tree - Arbutus like Madrone |
| Spider Plant | Swedish Ivy | Sweet Gum |
| Sycamore | Thistle | Thurlow |
| Tree Fern | Velvet Nettle | Viburnum |
| Vine Maple - Acer | Wandering Jew | Wax Plant |
| White Clover | Yucca | Wiegela |
| Zebra Pant and Zinnia |
Toxic Plants and Trees
| ALDER - red alder | Amaryllis | ANDROMEDA -Pieris, Lily of the Valley shrub |
| APRICOT | Aralia | Arrowhead Vine |
| Arum Lilly | Autumn Crocus | Australian Flame tree |
| Australian Umbrella Tree | Avocado | Azalea |
| Bane berry | ||
Beans: | ||
| Castor | Horse | Fava |
| Broad | Glory | Scarlet Runner |
| Mescal | Navy | Pregatory |
| Bird of Paradise | Bishop's Weed | Black Laurel |
| Black Locust | Bleeding Heart or | Dutchman's Breeches |
| Blood-root | Bluebonnet | Blue-green Algae |
| Box Elder | Boxwood | Bracken Fern |
| Buck Thorn | ||
Bulb Flowers: | ||
| Amaryllis | Daffodil | Narcissus |
| Hyacinth | Iris | |
| Burdock | Buttercup | Cacao |
| Camel Bush | Caladium | Canna Lilly |
| Canary Bird Bush - Crotalaria | Cannabis | Cardinal Flower |
| Cedar - Thuja, Chamaecyparis, Cupressus | Chalice (Trumpet Vine) | Cherry Tree |
| China Berry Tree | Chinese Magnolia - uncertain for safety | Chinese Popcorn / Tallow |
| Chinese Snake Tree - Laquer plant | Common Sage | Christmas Candle |
| Clematis (Virginia Bower) | Clivia | Cockle-burr |
| Coffee Beans | Coffee (Senna) | Coffee Weed |
| Coral Plant | Coriander | Corncockle |
| Coyotillo | Cowslip | Cutleaf Philodendron |
| Daffodil | Daphne | Dieffenbachia (Dumb Cane) |
| Datura Stramonium - Brugmansia - angel's trumpet | Elderberry | Elephant ear (Taro) |
| English Ivy | Ergot | Euonymus - Includes burning bush and more |
| Euphorbia | ||
Eucalyptus: | ||
| Dried | Dyed | etc. |
| Euonymus ( Spindle Tree) | Euphorbia Cactus | False Hellebore |
| Flame Tree | ||
Felt Plants: | ||
| Maternity | Air | Panda |
| Fig (Weeping) | Fire Thorn | Flamingo Flower |
| Four O'clock | Foxglove | Glottidium |
| Golden Chain | ||
Grass: | ||
| Johnson | Sorghum | Sudan |
| Broom Corn | ||
| Ground Cherry | ||
Heaths: | ||
| Kalmia | Leucothoe | Peires |
| Rhododendron | Mtn. Laurel | Black Laurel |
| Andromeda | Azalea | |
| Heliotrope | ||
Hemloc: | ||
| Poison and | Water | |
| Hen Bane | Holly | Honey Suckle |
| Horny Locust - Gleditsia | Horse Chestnut | Horse |
| Hoya | Huckleberry - leaves bad: evergreen & deciduous | Hyacinth |
| Hydrangea | Iris | Ivy (English & others) |
| Jack-In-the-Pulpit | Jasmine | Jerusalem Cherry |
| Jimsonweed | Juniper | KY. Coffee Tree |
| Lantana (Red Sage) | Larkspur | Laurel - Prunus |
| Leucothoe | Lilly Of The Valley | Lobelia |
| Locoweed (Milk Vetch) | Locust/ Black | Locust/ Honey |
| Lords and Ladies | Lupine | Malanga |
| Mango - (fruit okay: not wood or leaves) | Marijuana (Hemp) | May Apple (Mandrake) |
| Mexican Breadfruit | Milkweed (Cotton Bush) | Mistletoe |
| Mock Orange | Monstera - big hunker of a house plant | Moon Seed |
| Morning Glory | Mtn. Laurel | Mushrooms |
| Myrtle | Narcissus | Nectarine |
| Nettles | ||
Night Shades: | ||
| Deadly | Black | Garden |
| Woody | Bittersweet | Egg Plant |
| Jerusalem Cherry | ||
| Nutmeg | Oak | Oleander |
| Oxalis | Parsley | Peace Lilly |
| Peach | Pear - some sources lean toward safe | Periwinkle |
Philodendrons: | ||
| Split Leaf | Swiss Cheese | Heart Leaf |
| Pig Weed | ||
| Pitch Pine | Plum | Poinciana |
| Poinsettia | Poison Ivy | Poison Hemlock |
| Poison Oak | Poke Weed | Potato Shoots |
| Pothos | Prarie Oak - safety uncertain | Privet |
| Pyracantha | Rain Tree | Ranunculus (Buttercup) |
| Rape | Rattle Box (Crotalaria) | Red Maple |
| Red Sage (Lantana) | Redwood - Sequiadendron, Metasequoia, Sequoia | Rhododendron |
| Rhubarb Leaves | Rosary Pea Seeds | Sago Palm |
| Sand Box Tree | Schefflera | Skunk Cabbage |
| Solanum - Jerusalem cherry or pepino | Sorrel (Dock) | Snow Drop |
Spurges: | ||
| Pencil Tree | Snow-On-Mountain | Candelabra |
| Crown Of Thorns | ||
| Sophora - includes Japanese pagoda tree | Star Of Bethlehem | Sweet Pea |
| Swiss Cheese Plant (Monstera) | Tansy Ragwort | Tobacco |
| Tomato | Umbrella Plant | Vetch: Hairy/Common |
| Virginia Creeper | Walnut | Wattle |
| Weeping Fig - Ficus benjamina (Ficus elastica safe) | White Cedar - China | Witch Hazel - Hamamelis |
| Wisteria | Yews | Yellow Jasmine |
There are millions of Plant Species out there. This list only touches on some of the more popular.
The info here, was found @ plannedparrothood,and mdvaden.com
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Also, take a look at Toxic Chemicals, and Safe and Toxic Foods.
jaytee
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