Bird loving trees....

@bonbon50 (659)
United States
March 2, 2007 7:41am CST
I want to add a tree this spring that supplies natural food for birds in Zone 5. Any suggestions? Thanks!
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Shadenfrauder
@Shadenfrauder (355)
• Philippines
2 Mar 07
Aww, that's so nice of you! You must really care for birds to think of that. o^__^o I haven't experiences in planting trees, unfortunately. -_-" But when I think of trees, I always think of fire trees and oaks! ^_^ Oaks especially sound like a good bird-tree.^^ So sturdy and friendly. Good luck on your tree-planting! \m/^_^
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bonbon50
@bonbon50 (659)
• United States
3 Mar 07
In my area oaks and maples are the backbone of our zone. I do think oaks are among my favorites! The squirrels plant those for me!
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Shadenfrauder
@Shadenfrauder (355)
• Philippines
3 Mar 07
pollyandy: Ehehe, you're right, I shouldn't have bothered.. but I love trees, and I just have to say something.^^ And for the record, I do know that oaks are one of the slowest growing trees.. plus they are magnificent, and birds love them. bonbon50: Aww, you must live in a lovely area! o^__^o And I'm glad you adore oaks too!^^
blackbriar
@blackbriar (9076)
• United States
8 Mar 07
Definately mulberry, sweet cherry...go to arborday.org and look around in there. I know somewhere in there they have a list of trees that birds love. I belong to the arborday foundation and currently in their hazelnut program. I know hazel nuts are a fave of birds but it's a bush, not a tree.