The season for kissing under the mistletoe has arrived, and you can get a permit to harvest your own white berries in our local forests. Why it matters: We associate mistletoe with romance, but it ...

The disease is spread from a plant called "dwarf mistletoe," which might sound festive but is actually deadly for the trees it inhabits.

Arborist Joseph Wright includes mistletoe removal in his Tuscaloosa company's services. The invasive plant can strangle and outright kill trees.

Like a tree or wreath, mistletoe is a part of our Christmas traditions. But did you know that it is a plant parasite? And poisonous?

Hanging mistletoe during the holiday season is a beloved tradition steeped in mystery, romance and a touch of superstition. While today it’s most commonly associated with sharing a kiss ...

Mistletoe has a dark side because some species are bad for the environment. “It can harm and kill trees,” said Nicole Keleher, forest health director.

" Intravenous mistletoe demonstrated manageable toxicities with disease control and improved quality of life in this group of patients, who had already received multiple cancer therapies," says ...

Healthy trees tolerate a small amount of mistletoe without significant ill effects, but trees already stressed by drought or disease can be seriously infected or killed.

The mistletoe plant has white berries, not red like the fake ones have. iStock The yuletide decorations are up: a trimmed tree, jolly stockings on the mantel and—wait, what’s that white ...

Mistletoe causes tree stress and can make a tree more susceptible to diseases and insects. Although unlikely to kill a healthy tree, it can cause limbs to die.

Mistletoe used to be for kissing at Christmas time. Now it is killing trees anytime. It is destroying trees in Modesto, which used to be one of the city’s top attractions, and elsewhere. I ...

A father-of-two with “incurable” cancer said he could soon have “no evidence” of the disease, less than a year after being diagnosed, thanks to a combination of non-traditional treatments. Dale ...