Oftentimes, homeowners do not realize that they have mistletoe in their trees until the winter when deciduous trees lose their leaves. It is then that the mistletoe clumps are easily recognized.

Mistletoes are a motley group of plants defined more by their lifestyle than their lineage. They all have three features in ...

In general, mistletoe won’t kill a tree unless it is heavily infested ... available to put on graves during the particularly ...

Different dodders prefer different host plants. Hosts include alfalfa, asparagus, bindweed, pigweed, lambsquarters, Russian ...

Indeed the spherical puffs do seem to more closely resemble mistletoe growth ... green clumps on various trees across the UK” and is “especially noticeable in winter once trees have lost ...

Orest lyzhechka/Shutterstock Just like the Christmas tree, mistletoe was also originally used in pagan festivities over the winter period before being co-opted for Christian celebrations. There is no ...

Oaks were seen as sacred trees and the fruit of the mistletoe was a symbol of life in the dark winter months. In Scandinavia and other parts of northern Europe like Germany, 'Jul' was the name ...

From the origins of Christmas carols to romantic mistletoe kisses ... male reindeer are known to lose their antlers during winter. Carols began as dances in Europe thousands of years ago.

Mistletoe is best known for its role in ... species often infest stately trees such as oaks or poplar: In winter, when these trees are leafless, the parasites’ green, Truffula-like clumps ...