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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.

The origins of the Christmas mistletoe date back to the 1700s. While there is no set date for when the tradition began, historian Mark Forsyth has pegged it down to sometime between 1720 and 1784 ...