The website adds that mistletoe can cause tree branches to die ... "Washington Irving referred to it in 'Christmas Eve,' from his 1820 collection of essays and stories, 'The Sketch Book of ...

A healthy tree with thick foliage usually can shade ... This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Mistletoe: A merry Christmas decoration or menace to trees? It's both.

Just like the Christmas tree, mistletoe was also originally used in pagan festivities over the winter period before being co-opted for Christian celebrations. There is no one mistletoe plant, as its ...

The American mistletoe, the one used at Christmas in the U.S., is in the genus Phoradendron, which means “thief of the tree” in Greek. It has green leaves and is capable of photosynthesis and so ...

Many Christmas tree farms are family owned ... Sare said people line up to buy fresh mistletoe at the farm. "It's really cute, because you see them kissing in line with the mistletoe over their ...