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Is Cypress tree toxic for parrots?

Coki

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I'm pretty sure it is not, or atleast it is not according to a local list of toxic wood for parrots I've read, but I'd like to hear your experiences!

Cupressus macrocarpa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cupressus macrocarpa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia the variety I like the better is the one called "goldcrest", which has yellow colored leaves and an amazing citric-like smell.

I'm going to buy some plants for the aviary soon, and I thought these trees look amazing and could fit an aviary well.

Thanks.
 

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I'd be interested to know this too. We had to cut down some
branches from 4 of our Cyprus trees (Castlewellan Gold variety) and it would be good to know if I can use done for the fids.
 

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Not safe. Wiki said this in their description:

Isocupressic acid, a labdane diterpenoid, is an abortifacient component of C. macrocarpa.[15] Monoterpenes (α- and γ-terpinene and terpinolene) are constituents of the foliage volatile oil.

Looking for that 'foliage volatile oil' because it worried me because of it being an oil and I came up with this.

Composition of the volatile oil from the foliage and terminal branches of western Juniper - Fahey - 2006 - Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association - Wiley Online Library

Which states:

Abstract

The volatile oil obtained by steam distillation of the foliage and terminal branches of western juniper in 1.8 per cent yield was found to contain α-pinene 10–12 per cent; a mixture of β-phellandrene, dipentene, and p-cymene 10 per cent; sabinene 4 per cent; terpinolene and α-terpinene 3–5 per cent; terpinen-4-ol 6–8 per cent; d-borneol, free and combined as borneol acetate, 22–25 per cent; cadinene 20–25 per cent; acetic acid, free and combined as borneol acetate, 4–5 per cent; phenols 1.0 per cent; traces of aldehydes; and residue and losses 16–18 per cent.


Juniper is listed as being bad on the Safe Wood List

Bird; Birds: Safe, Toxic Trees, Woods. Safe Tree Wood. Parrots. Parrot cages.

Looking up that a-terpinene just because it reminds me of turpentine, that is an antioxidant in tea tree oil. Someone had lost their bird after using tea tree oil.

alpha-Terpinene | α-Terpinene | 86473 | Sigma-Aldrich


Sorry, back to the drawing board for you but best to find out first, and not the hard way.
 

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@Macaw Lover Thank you very very much for the information you provided, especially for including so many details.
 

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I'm pretty sure it is not, or atleast it is not according to a local list of toxic wood for parrots I've read, but I'd like to hear your experiences!

Cupressus macrocarpa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cupressus macrocarpa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
the variety I like the better is the one called "goldcrest", which has yellow colored leaves and an amazing citric-like smell.

I'm going to buy some plants for the aviary soon, and I thought these trees look amazing and could fit an aviary well.

Thanks.
I searched the list for safe & toxic wood on this site and I didn't see Bald Cypress or Cypress...
 
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