Trees Shrubs & Climbers
Feed in ModerationAcca (Pineapple Guava, Feijoa)
Acca sellowiana; syn. Orthostemon sellowianus
Feed SparinglyApricot (Tree) (Flowering Apricot, Japanese Flowering Apricot)
Prunus armeniaca; Prunus armeniaca mume
Do not FeedAvocado Tree (Alligator Pear, Avocado Pear)
Persea Americana, syn: Persea gratissima
Do not FeedBeauty Berry (Beautyberry, American Beautyberry, Purple Beautyberry)
Callicarpa spp., esp. C. americana; C. bodinieri
Feed in ModerationBeech (European Beech, Common Beech, Copper Beech, Purple Beech)
Fagus spp
Do not FeedBlue Potato Bush (Paraguay Nightshade, Blue Lycianthes)
Lycianthes rantonnetii, syn. Solanum rantonnetii
Do not FeedBroom (Common Broom, Spanish Broom, Scotch Broom, English Broom, French Broom)
Cytisus; Genista, Chamaecytisus; Spartium
Feed SparinglyCordyline (Cabbage Tree, Cabbage Plant, Ti Plant)
Cordyline spp. esp. C. australis, C. indivisa. and C.terminalis
Do not FeedDatura (Jimson Weed, Angel's / Angels Trumpet, Devil's Weed, Thorn Apple)
Datura spp.
Safe to FeedElm (Lacebark Elm, Slippery Elm, Wych Elm, Chinese/American/European White/English Elm)
Ulmus spp.
Feed SparinglyFlowering Quince (Japanese Quince, Chinese Flowering Quince)
Chaenomeles speciosa; C. japonica; C. cathayensis
Feed SparinglyGinkgo (Maidenhair Tree, Gingko, Ginko, Ginkgo Biloba)
Ginkgo biloba; syn. Salisburia adiantifolia
Safe to FeedHibiscus (China Rose, Shoeblackplant, Chinese Hibiscus, Mediterranean Hibiscus, Shoe Flower)
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Safe to FeedJacaranda (Blue Jacaranda, Black Poui, Fern Tree, Carob Tree)
Jacaranda spp.; esp. J. mimosifolia
Do not FeedKerria (Bachelor's Buttons, Bachelors Buttons, Japanese Rose)
Kerria japonica (Pleniflora)
Feed SparinglyLiquidambar (Liquid Ambar, Red Gum, Sweetgum, Sweet Gum, American Sweetgum, Storax)
Liquidambar spp.
Feed SparinglyMalabar Spinach (Ceylon Spinach, Climbing Spinach, Vine Spinach)
Basella alba; Basella rubra.
Do not FeedMandevilla (Dipladenia, Brazilian Jasmine, Chilean Jasmine)
Mandevilla spp., syn. Dipladenia splendens
Feed SparinglyMountain Ash (Rowan)
Sorbus aucuparia; S. americana; S. glabrescens; S. cashmiriana
Safe to FeedMulberry Tree (Mulberry Bush, Paper Mulberry)
Morus spp.; Broussonetia papyrifera
Do not FeedPoplar (Black Poplar, Lombardy Poplar, European Aspen, Cottonwood, Water Poplar, White Poplar)
Populus spp.
Do not FeedRussian Vine (Mile-a-Minute, Mile a Minute)
Fallopia baldschuanica (Polygonia baldschuanica)
Do not FeedSambucus Nigra (Cut Leaved Elder, Common Elder/Elderberry; Black Elder)
Sambucus Nigra
Feed SparinglySmoke Tree (Smoke Bush, Smokebush, Smoketree, Cotinus)
Cotinus spp (esp. C. coggygria, C. obovatus); syn. Rhus cotinus
Do not FeedSt John's Wort (St Johns Wort, Rose of Sharon, Tutsan, Sweet Amber)
Hypericum spp.
Do not FeedTraveller's Joy (Old Mans Beard, Old Man's Beard, Wild Clematis, Travellers Joy)
Clematis vitalba
Do not FeedUmbrella Tree (Dwarf Schefflera, Miniature Schefflera, Umbrella Plant, Dwarf Umbrella Tree)
Schefflera arboricola; syn. Heptapleurum arboricolum
Do not FeedWalnut tree (Black Walnut, White Walnut, Butternut, Common Walnut, English Walnut)
Juglans spp.
Do not FeedWillow (Weeping Willow, Pussy Willow, White Willow, Goat's Willow, Sallow, Osier)
Salix spp.




