The Florida Times-Union: Mistletoe: A merry Christmas decoration or menace to trees? It's both.
Like parasites such as fleas, ticks and most fungi, mistletoe takes nutrients from trees and gives back nothing in return. Once a mistletoe seed lands on a branch, it sends a root-like projection ...
Courthouse News Service: Plagued by mistletoe, bark beetles and more, Mexico City's trees are in crisis
Several midsize ash trees dead from unchecked mistletoe infections overhang a street in Mexico City's trendy Roma neighborhood. The dense plant material in the trees is the mistletoe that died once ...
Plagued by mistletoe, bark beetles and more, Mexico City's trees are in crisis
BioTechniques: Everyone’s favorite festive plant redeemed: mistletoe doesn’t harm its host tree
It’s often thought that mistletoe spells bad news for its host tree, but new research suggests otherwise – just in time for Christmas. If mistletoe’s status as a nutrient-stealing freeloader has been ...
Napa Valley Register: Bill Pramuk, Trees and People in Napa Valley: Mistletoe, a perennial problem in shade trees
When deciduous trees are dormant and bare, evergreen leafy mistletoe draws attention to itself. That was the case on a recent visit, where a large scarlet oak was infested. If neglected, mistletoe ...
Bill Pramuk, Trees and People in Napa Valley: Mistletoe, a perennial problem in shade trees
Some of my earliest childhood memories of holidays include my mother purchasing mistletoe to hang in a doorway during Christmas. It was not as important a decoration as the Christmas tree, but it was ...
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