Fallen mistletoe leaves release nutrients into the forest floor that would otherwise remain locked within trees, and this generosity ripples through the food chain. “Yes, ecologically ...

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 ...

He said many of those myths stemmed from the mistletoe's hardy ability to survive during cold, dark European winters. "It's bitterly cold, snow on the ground, deciduous trees have dropped all ...