This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Mistletoe: A merry Christmas decoration or menace to trees? It's both.

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 ...

Mistletoe is best known for its role in holiday festivities, as seen on this Christmas card from 1886 ... holiday species often infest stately trees such as oaks or poplar: In winter, when ...

For many people, Christmas is a time for decorating trees, hanging up wreaths and kissing under the mistletoe. But have you ever wondered where these botanical traditions come from? 'Tis the season ...

They said that the lawsuit was “absurdly relying on” references “to snow, mistletoe, presents under Christmas trees and wanting a loved one for Christmas” that appear in both songs.

mistletoe, presents under Christmas trees, and wanting a loved one for Christmas.” Almadani determined on Wednesday that the songs were not similar enough for a jury to find that Carey had ...

For most people, mistletoe conjures images of wintry Christmas kissing traditions rather ... as burdensome parasites leeching off native trees. But Tiffany Mason, a senior ecologist with the ...