Like parasites such as fleas, ticks and most fungi, mistletoe takes nutrients from trees and gives back nothing in return. Once a mistletoe seed lands on a branch, it sends a root-like projection ...

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 ...

January is the best month to check for mistletoe in your trees. Eric Berner with Davey Tree tells us what we need to know and ...

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 ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — It may be cute for the holidays, but mistletoe can be harmful to your trees. Lukas Suzano with Davey Tree tells us why you don't want to see mistletoe in our yard and how to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Several midsize ash trees dead from unchecked mistletoe infections overhang a street in Mexico City's trendy Roma neighborhood. The dense plant material in the trees is the mistletoe that died once ...

Rob Zdenek and wife Kathy rang in the holiday season last Saturday by lifting the curtain on their 2022 Mistletoe Christmas Tree lot at 3408 Mistletoe Lane in Summerville. Zdenek described his annual ...