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Hi,

I was wondering if anyone uses "Java Tree" perches and stands? Are these made from wood from old coffee plants? I wonder if they are safe for birds? They look really nice and seem very hard. Would they stand up to a large macaw?

I like the java tree perches but can't afford them. I find the manzanita ones work just as well.

Shrikez wrote:Hi,

I was wondering if anyone uses "Java Tree" perches and stands? Are these made from wood from old coffee plants? I wonder if they are safe for birds? They look really nice and seem very hard. Would they stand up to a large macaw?

According to what I could find searching the 'Net, They are made from old coffee trees, yes. They are debarked and kiln-dried. I can't find any info indicating that they're dangerous to parrots. As popular as they are, I'd think one would be finding warnings against their use if they were toxic or dangerous.

We have several perches in our birds' cages. All of them have a java wood perch (along with rope, cement, sand-blasted manzanita, and other natural woods), and they like climbing on and through them. The only thing I don't like about them is that, like un-sand blasted manzanita, they seem to be slippery, so they are not placed in an area where the birds would use them as their primary perch.

We don't have any of the big perch trees. Their cost is prohibitive for our budget. However, the perches in the cages stand up very well to our large macaws.

We have both types of gyms and I have to say the Java Tree gets all the attention. Our macaws play on both but love to play with the Java Tree more and it is quickly turning into a Java stump. I love having the variety for them to fly to and will more than likely have to replace the Java within the next year and use what is left of their existing tree for a swing or something.

Shrikez wrote:Hi,

I was wondering if anyone uses "Java Tree" perches and stands? Are these made from wood from old coffee plants? I wonder if they are safe for birds? They look really nice and seem very hard. Would they stand up to a large macaw?

I use to think that because it was so hard it would make a good perch but since Java appears on the list below I opted for Old Grape Vines (trunks- large ones, from natual vineyards that do not use pesticides) with the bark removed. It is in abundant supply, seems to last a long time for chewing and is very pleasing to look at (narly growths which seem to jettison everywhere) and are stong for perching.

Harmful Plants (other sources)
Amaryllis - bulbs
American Yew
Avocado
Azalea - leaves
Balsam Pear - seeds, outer rind of fruit
Baneberry - berries, root
Bird of Paradise - seeds
Black Locust - bark, sprouts, foliage
Blue-green Algae - some forms toxic
Boxwood - leaves, stems
Buckthorn - fruit, bark
Buttercup - sap, bulbs
Caladium - leaves
Calla Lily - leaves
Castor Bean - also castor oil, leaves
Chalice Vine/Trumpet vine
Christmas Candle - sap
Clematis/Virginia Bower
Coral Plant - seeds
Cowslip/Marsh Marigold
Daffodil - bulbs
Daphne - berries
Datura - berries
Deadly Amanita
Death Camas
Delphinium
Deffenbachia/Dumb Cane - leaves
Eggplant - fruit okay
Elephants Ear/Taro - leaves, stem
English Ivy berries, leaves
English Yew
False Henbane
Fly Agaric Mushroom - Deadly Amanita
Foxglove - leaves, seeds
Golden Chain/Laburnum
Hemlock - also water the plant is in
Henbane - seeds
Holly - berries
Horse Chestnut/Buckeye - nuts, twigs
Hyacinth - bulbs
Hydrangea - flower bud
Indian Turnip/Jack-in-Pulpit
Iris/Blue Flag - bulbs
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Japanese Yew - needles, seeds
Java Bean - Lima bean - uncooked
Juniper - needles, stems, berries
Lantana - immature berries
Larkspur
Laurel
Lily of the Valley - also water the plant is in
Lobelia
Locoweed
Lords and Ladies/Cuckoopint
Marijuana/Hemp - leaves
Mayapple - fruit is safe
Mescal Beans - seeds
Mistletoe - berries
Mock Orange - fruit
Monkshood/Aconite - leaves, root
Morning Glory
Narcissus - bulbs
Nightshade - all varieties
Oleander - leaves, branches, nectar
Philodendron - leaves and stem
Poinsettia - leaves, roots, immature
Poison Ivy - sap
Poison Oak - sap
Pokeweed/Inkberry - leaf, root, young berries
Potato - eyes, new shoots
Privet
Rhododendron
Rhubarb - leaves
Rosary Peas/Indian Licorice - seeds
Skunk Cabbage
Snowdrop
Snow on the Mountain/Ghostweed
Sweet Pea - seeds, fruit
Tobacco - leaves
Virginia Creeper - sap
Water Hemlock
Western Yew
Wisteria
Yam bean - roots, immature roots

Harmfull wood products
Alacia
Apricot
Autumn Crocus/Meadow Saffron
Beans - all types if uncooked
Birch
Bittersweet Nightshade
Bleeding Heart/Dutchman's Breeches
Bloodroot
Bracken Fern
Broomcorn Grass
Candelabra Tree
Cardinal Flower
Cherry Tree - bark, twigs, leaves, pits
Chinaberry Tree
Crown of Thorns
Croton
Elderberry
Euonymus/Spindle Tree
False Hellebore
Ficus (weeping)
Firethorn/Pyracantha
Four O'Clock
Glory Bean
Ground Cherry
Honey Locust
Honeysuckle
Horsetail
Indian Licorice Bean
Ivy
Jasmine
Jimsonweed/Thornapple
Jerusalem Cherry - berries
Johnson Grass
Kentucky Coffee Tree
Lupines/Bluebonnet
Mandrake
Mango Tree - wood, leaves, rind-fruit safe
Moonseed
Mountain Laurel
Mushrooms - several varieties
Nectarine
Nettles
Nutmeg
Oak - acorns, foliage
Peach
Peanuts - raw
Pencil Tree
Periwinkle
Pigweed
Pikeweed
Pine needles - berries
Plum
Pothos
Prune
Rain Tree
Ranunculus/Buttercup
Red Maple
Sandbox Tree
Scarlet Runner Beans
Snowflake
Sorghum Grass
Sorrel
Sudan Grass
Tansy Ragwort
Vetch
Yellow Jasmine
Yew (Amer, Engl, Japan) - needles, thistles