For example, European mistletoe (Viscum album) has been recorded parasitizing over 400 different species of woody plants but grows best on apple trees (Malus sp.), European lindens (Tilia × ...

The winter holiday season typically involves several types of decorative plants, like Christmas trees, holly, poinsettias, and mistletoe. You may have heard that some of these plants are dangerous ...

For many people, mistletoe is a pest, while for others, it is a symbol of Christmas cheer. The origin of mistletoe as a Yuletide symbol came from the Norse and the Druids. Both had traditions that ...

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.

Perhaps people notice mistletoe more often during winter. This may be because clumps of green mistletoe stand out in leafless, dormant trees this time of year. In Florida, mistletoe is most common ...

But high on the western rim the trees along the national park boundary were still catching the late light. They stood clearly etched along the crest and seemed, as objects so often do in winter ...

Mistletoe is most easily spotted in winter when many of the host trees lose their leaves to reveal clusters of the evergreen mistletoe. The spherical shape can be as large as several feet across.

In ancient Rome, celebrating the winter solstice included adorning buildings and temples with evergreen plants, including evergreen trees, holly, mistletoe and ivy, Landau said.

Though it can grow year 'round, mistletoe seems to bloom in late fall and winter, ripe for holiday picking — or, if you're in the South, shot-gunning from higher branches — as the trees it ...

How do mistletoe plants attain lofty perches in trees?Birds. The odd plant flowers in late fall and into winter, and hardly anyone notices the small spikes of tiny green flowers.

Mistletoe’s reputation as a plant of mystery predates its holiday charm. Ancient Druids in Europe held mistletoe in high regard, particularly when it grew on oak trees, which were considered sacred.

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.