On Sat, 12 Jan 2013 18:11:26 -0500, Wolf K
wrote:

On 1/12/2013 7:23 AM, Bob Hobden wrote:
"Mad Cow" wrote

Bob Hobden writes
After discussions on uk.rec.gardening it appears mistletoe is still
restricted to certain areas of the UK even though it is increasing,
ours is
one area where it is a common sight. Much easier to see in winter
with no
leaves on the trees.

More mistletoe photos at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bobhobd...7632492269139/


Here it's common north of the Thames: perhaps it prefers trees growing
on chalky soils.
I can't bring myself to praise that picture... er, I hope the house
isn't yours! I do like your img_0027 sillhouette of a well infested
tree.

Yes, the priority was to show the mistletoe so the pictures tend to look
dark. Not that it was very light!

New Scientist (18 December 2012) reports that a study of the effects of
removing mistletoe showed that it's essential for a healthy
forest/woodland ecology. The researchers removed every bit of mistletoe
from several patches of eucalyptus in New South Wales. The effects were
not good. Read more he
http://www.newscientist.com/article/...html?full=true

I hope the link works. I have a subscription, so I can't tell whether
this is one of the free articles or not.

Happy New Year to All.
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We had misletoe in the woods all around us in Va. We used to shoot it
down with a 22 when we were youngsters.