| Plant | Scientific name | Status | Toxic parts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Yew | Taxus brevifolia | Deadly | Needles, bark and seeds |
| Wild Black Cherry | Prunus serotina | Deadly | Leaves (especially wilted after storms or frost), bark, twigs and seed kernels |
| Avocado | Persea americana | Toxic | Leaves, bark, fruit skin and pit (Guatemalan varieties such as Hass are most toxic) |
| Black Locust | Robinia pseudoacacia | Toxic | Bark, sprouts, seeds and leaves |
| Buckeye & Horse Chestnut | Aesculus spp. | Toxic | Nuts, young shoots, leaves and bark |
| Cherry Tree (sweet & sour cherry) | Prunus avium | Toxic | Wilted leaves, twigs, bark and pits |
| Chinaberry | Melia azedarach | Toxic | Ripe berries especially; bark and leaves |
| Kentucky Coffeetree | Gymnocladus dioicus | Toxic | Seeds, pods and leaves |
| Laburnum | Laburnum anagyroides | Toxic | All parts, especially seeds and pods |
| Peach & Nectarine Tree (leaves, pits) | Prunus persica | Toxic | Wilted leaves, twigs, bark and the kernel inside pits |
| Plum & Apricot Tree (leaves, pits) | Prunus domestica | Toxic | Wilted leaves, twigs and kernels |
| Red Maple | Acer rubrum | Toxic | Wilted or dried leaves (fresh leaves are much less dangerous); bark |
| Apple Tree (leaves & branches) | Malus domestica | Caution | Seeds; large amounts of wilted leaves |
| Black Walnut | Juglans nigra | Caution | Hulls (moldy), shavings |
| Mesquite (pods) | Prosopis spp. | Caution | Pods eaten as a large part of the diet for months |
| Oak (leaves & acorns) | Quercus spp. | Caution | Young spring buds and leaves; green acorns in quantity |
| Ponderosa Pine | Pinus ponderosa | Caution | Needles, buds and bark |
| Silver Maple | Acer saccharinum | Caution | Wilted leaves (suspected, less potent than red maple) |
| Alder | Alnus spp. | Safe | — |
| Ash | Fraxinus spp. | Safe | — |
| Beech | Fagus spp. | Safe | — |
| Birch | Betula spp. | Safe | — |
| Douglas-fir | Pseudotsuga menziesii | Safe | — |
| Eastern Hemlock (tree) | Tsuga canadensis | Safe | — |
| Eastern White Pine | Pinus strobus | Safe | — |
| Elm | Ulmus spp. | Safe | — |
| Fir & Christmas Trees | Abies spp. | Safe | — |
| Linden & Basswood | Tilia spp. | Safe | — |
| Mulberry | Morus spp. | Safe | — |
| Pear Tree (leaves) | Pyrus communis | Safe | — |
| Poplar & Aspen | Populus spp. | Safe | — |
| Spruce | Picea spp. | Safe | — |
| Sugar Maple | Acer saccharum | Safe | — |
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