Consider the mistletoe, those little green sprigs of leathery leaves with white berries that people hang at Christmastime, in doorways and near the holiday punchbowl. According to tradition, you’re ...

Mistletoe has many mythic associations, but the most popular by far is the Christmas tradition of compelling people to kiss under it. With white, red, or pink berries, and its romantic associations, ...

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 ...

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’s ...

As a young child living in Virginia, I recall kids going door to door selling sprigs of mistletoe in the weeks before Christmas. My mother always bought some and hung it along with some holly over a ...

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While waiting under the mistletoe for that kiss, you might look up and think about the other important functions of mistletoe. Ira Flatow, host of Science Friday, discusses mistletoe's non-holiday ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." We all know that little green sprig that hangs above doorways during the holiday season, inviting amorous ...

Eastern or oak mistletoe (Phoradendron leucarpum) is a native plant found in the canopies of trees throughout South Carolina. Phoradendron is Greek for “tree thief.” As the name suggests, oak ...

A seemingly harmless holiday tradition is actually quite damaging to some trees in the Lone Star State, warns the Texas A&M Forest Service. The state agency is cautioning against mistletoe, a plant ...