dwarf trees in aviary

James · Post by **James** » Wed May 21, 2008 12:40 am

I have thought of takeing a young box hedge putting it in a pot and pruning it in to a dwarf tree. does any one know if this would hurt finches. James

mickp · Post by **mickp** » Wed May 21, 2008 6:12 am

box hedges are fine in an aviary. very slow growing though. the birds love nesting in them once they are big enough. maybe try some shrubs or bushes in your aviary, just keep them pruned so they dont take over

dfcauley · Post by **dfcauley** » Wed May 21, 2008 1:41 pm

I bought at the last bird fair a beautiful bonsai tree. My gouldians love it. I call it the gouldian tree. They will all go to it and perch and it is beautiful.

Bonzo · Post by **Bonzo** » Wed May 21, 2008 7:23 pm

dfcauley wrote:I bought at the last bird fair a beautiful bonsai tree. My gouldians love it. I call it the gouldian tree. They will all go to it and perch and it is beautiful.

Can you please post a pic of this tree

dfcauley · Post by **dfcauley** » Wed May 21, 2008 8:04 pm

Can you please post a pic of this tree

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Here are a couple of pictures of my tree. Look closely and you will see the gouldians hiding in there.

James · Post by **James** » Wed May 21, 2008 9:10 pm

What kind of tree was it before it was pruned?

dfcauley · Post by **dfcauley** » Thu May 22, 2008 6:48 am

James wrote:What kind of tree was it before it was pruned?

Sorry, I don't know. I just thought it was pretty and bought it.

But my birds sure do love it and the man at the bird mart told me it was safe for birds that he had one so I trusted that. And it is their favorite spot for some reason although I have tons of other trees and plants out there.

jamezyboo21 · Post by **jamezyboo21** » Thu May 22, 2008 11:13 am

that would be a nice plant to put in with my finches. i wish you knew what it was so i could try to find one.

1of42 · Post by **1of42** » Thu May 22, 2008 11:24 am

I'm now inclined to buy a finch-friendly bonsai plant. I wonder how hardy bonsais are inside though. Do you think it would need a special UV bulb near it or something? (I have a full spectrum bulb near my finches' cage, would that work?)

dfcauley · Post by **dfcauley** » Thu May 22, 2008 6:53 pm

Mine is in a sunroom so it gets plenty of light. All he told me was that I should give it some water every day and not let it dry out .
When I go back in two weeks I will ask him what the plant was.

James · Post by **James** » Thu May 22, 2008 9:20 pm

I live just across the line from augusta ga where is this bird fair and when?

James · Post by **James** » Thu May 22, 2008 9:21 pm

where can I go to find bird fairs in this area?

dfcauley · Post by **dfcauley** » Fri May 23, 2008 5:57 am

[quote="James"]where can I go to find bird fairs in this area?[/qu

I was born in Augusta!

It will be at the Atlanta Farmers Market on June 14 and 15