Trees/shrubs their effect
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🌳🌿Trees & Shrubs – Their Effects
Branches and twigs from the garden – which woody plants are beneficial and which you should avoid.
🌿 General Rule: Only offer branches from woody plants that you can reliably identify. If in doubt, rather omit them!
✅ Apple
Branches very popular, nibble-friendly, well-tolerated
✅ Pear
Similar to apple – readily accepted
✅ Willow
Classic! Contains salicylic acid – slightly pain-relieving
✅ Hazel
Branches and leaves popular, well-tolerated
✅ Birch
Branches and bark popular – diuretic
✅ Lime
Branches, leaves, and flowers – all usable
⚠️ Oak
Bark and leaves – small amounts okay, not too much (tannins)
⚠️ Nut
Leaves okay in small amounts – avoid fruits
❌ Yew
Highly poisonous! All parts – absolutely forbidden!
❌ Boxwood
Poisonous – avoid all parts
❌ Thuja / Arborvitae
Poisonous – keep at a distance
❌ Cherry Laurel
Poisonous hydrocyanic acid in the leaves
⚠️ Important: Do not offer treated branches! Pesticides can be fatal to rabbits. Only from untreated gardens.