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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/ -- Regards Bob Hobden Posting to this Newsgroup from the W.of London. UK |
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In article , 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. -- Sue ];( |
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"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! -- Regards. Bob Hobden. Posted to this Newsgroup from the W of London, UK |
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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. "To continue reading this article, log in or subscribe to New Scientist" We had misletoe in the woods all around us in Va. We used to shoot it down with a 22 when we were youngsters. |
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"Nothome" wrote
"Bob Hobden" wrote: 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. Mistletoe is quite common in my part of Florida. A surprising number of people have no idea what it looks like and cannot spot it growing in the trees. That was one of my reasons for taking the photos, to show those who don't have it locally what to look for when they are out and about. -- Regards. Bob Hobden. Posted to this Newsgroup from the W of London, UK |
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