Recently, I have been asked about mistletoe growing in trees and whether or not it is harmful. Perhaps people notice mistletoe more often during winter. This may be because clumps of green mistletoe ...

When I was growing up on Johns Island, South Carolina, near Charleston, it was about this time of year when we would grab our shotgun and go hunting — for mistletoe. Mistletoe, an evergreen, grows ...

During winter holidays, mistletoe hangs from lintels, swings from ceiling lights and fans, looming in place of prominence so its pearly berries, offset against vivid greenery, often topped by a ...

Every holiday season, millions of people bring a tree-killing parasite into their homes that could potentially make them and their pets sick. Most people who hang mistletoe probably think of it as a ...

A parasitic plant with potentially poisonous berries might not sound like something that would boost your Christmas decorations to the next level. But, botanically speaking, that’s what mistletoe is.

When you’re rocking around the Christmas tree looking for the mistletoe, did you know the best spot for a holiday kiss is under a parasitic plant named after poop? Mistletoe might be a merry moocher ...

A forest is really a community of plants and animals. Within this large community are smaller groups of living things that grow together. Even an individual tree often has an association of plants ...

It's long been known as a romantic symbol of Christmas, but the reality is that mistletoe has a darker side to it. For one, it can be poisonous for humans. And what's more, if you find that it's ...

Traveling Interstate 40 this time of year, you’re likely to spy some bright green globes high up in otherwise leafless trees. This is very likely mistletoe, the legendary plant adored for romance at ...

Mistletoe is often added to holiday decorations as a way to share love and a kiss in the Christmas season. While its origins are in Europe, there is one native mistletoe species that grows in Virginia ...

Love your column! The other day my husband and I noticed some mistletoe-looking stuff on our pinyon. Very unattractive stuff — did not inspire any kissing. I know it's not mistletoe because it's too ...