Paperbark Gum

[clawnz]

For those of you who live down this way.
I use Paperbark Gum branches for some of Tweety's perches.
As it has a parchment like bark laid in very thin sheets, Tweety can grip it better with her poor 'not quite right' feet. On top of that it makes a very good natural ripping item for your birds. Paperbark is a hardwood so even if there do rip all the bark off, they will not be able to damage the wood.
I have added a pix of Bark, Fruit, and a flower Bud, the only one she missed.


And a vid of Tweety getting stuck into some fresh Tops of the Paperbark gum.
YouTube - Tweety in seventh heaven.
And the Paperbark Gum will flower about to flower here in Auckland in the next few weeks. So if you are looking for a natural treat, look for one of these trees and prune a small branch.
I know it was used as a street tree in place's around Auckland.
I am lucky I have access to one right by my house.
I do the same with Bottlebrush now and then.

[Angelsmum]

Mine would love it too.

[maggy]

Dusty loves the paperbark as a shredder, we can do this as the first tree down our drive is a paperbark which gets "attacked" by the local cats, so I have to tidy-up the long bits they dislodge. She also enjoys the buds, blossom, fruit and nuts off the bottle brush, we have 4.

[Abby]

One of the long bills perches was paper bark. They had a ball ripping it to shreds. Looks like Tweey is having a great time in there.