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 ...

While mistletoe may be commonly associated with Christmas kisses, it's also a parasite. Mistletoe ... it maintains by stealing water and minerals from the host tree. Another festive entry, the ...

Rather than being rooted in the ground, they live on the branches of other trees and shrubs. Just two types are native to North America. Twelve species of the American mistletoe can be found ...

As a small seedling, it roots into the bark and wood of a tree and makes a connection with the growing ring of the host. As a parasite, mistletoe steals water and nutrients from its host tree.

Just like the Christmas tree, mistletoe was also originally used in pagan festivities ... a process during which the plants are grafted together to pass on a parasite known as a phytoplasma which ...

The smoke you have been seeing on the west side of the valley is a result of responsible landowners thinning trees to create a more healthy forest and reduce the ...