Mistletoe, a parasitic plant, is actually accustomed to the suspension: In nature, it grows only on other trees’ branches. And it’s long been associated with mystical power: In Norse myth ...

The American mistletoe, the one used at Christmas in the ... just under the bark of branches and twigs. These invading ...

Mistletoe is best known for its role in holiday festivities, as seen on this Christmas card from 1886 ... are easy to spot dotting their host tree’s branches. Yet despite their parasitism ...

For many people, Christmas is a time for decorating trees, hanging up wreaths and kissing under the mistletoe. But have you ever wondered ... and instead are slightly widened at the base and attach to ...

Have you ever wondered where Christmas gets its name ... According to custom, a berry is picked from a small mistletoe branch before a person can be kissed, and the couple stops kissing when ...

For everyone who's still figuring it out.

For most people, mistletoe conjures images of wintry Christmas kissing traditions ... droop from high branches, or mimic the trees they attach to. The plant is moved exclusively by birds who ...