Rhode Island Tree – is it an american beech?

JanDW

Hi,

I need to know if this wood is safe to make a perch for my bird. I cut of a branch of this wood I found; I think it is American Beech, am I correct?

Thank you!

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JanDW

Detail of the bark:

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spers

i believe u are right my friend.very hard wood!

JanDW

Thanks – how positive are you that it is beech? Are there any trees that it could be confused with?

spers

100% that it is a beech..and i also see beech leaves all over the ground.soo either its a beech tree or there are beech trees around

spers

just wondering y a beech is safe for birds as aposte to another.thanks

spers

hope this helps heres your tree

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JanDW

Thanks! Sure, I found this listing of wood that's safe/unsafe for pet birds:http://bit.ly/fRkZfz

Thanks again for your help.

The leaves around there might have been from another beech. The branch that I took came from a part that had obviously cut off by an axe. Oddly enough I didn't see any trees in the vincinity it could have come from. There were no leaves on it apart from that leaf fragment of which i attached a photo in my first post.

Brent Ferris

The bark of the tree and the branch arrangement looks very much like beech. However the buds do not. THere are few other trees that could resemble beech, except perhaps Blue-beech (not a beech) (Carpinus caroliniana) - BOth have very hard woods that can stand up to bird abuse.

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JanDW

Thank you!