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Subject: Re: Tree branches- procuring: thought pine was not safe???
Posted by Jason on January 31, 1999 at 11:25:13:

In Reply to: Re: Tree branches- procuring posted by Rachel on January 30, 1999 at 20:10:15:

First of all thanks for your list of safe trees, I've been looking for something on that topic. But I'm puzzled. Everything I have read on it so far says that you should not use coniferous trees such as pine, cedar, fir and redwood because they have such heavy resin like sap.

: You could try bird cage perches, but here are some safe trees you can use: Apple, arbutus, ash, aspen,beech, birch, cottonwood, crabapple, dogwood, elm, fir, hawthorn, larch, madrone, magnolia, manzanita, pine, poplar, redwood, willow. DO NOT USE: apricot, peach, plum, prune, nectarine,almond, black walnut or cherry. the first five belong to the prunis species and can release cyanide when ingested.

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