Came accross this and thought it would be of seasonal interest.

In the Norse myth of the mistletoe, the trickster god Loki plotted
against the bright god Baldr, whose mother Frigg had solicited an oath
from every thing of earth, of sea and of sky, that they would not harm
her son. However, Loki saw that the mistletoe was rooted, not in earth
or sea or air, but in the bark of the oak tree, and thus not covered
by Frigg's oath. He fashioned it into the weapon that slew Baldr, "the
greatest evil ever to befall gods or men." This tale reflects the
parasitic nature of the mistletoe, which sends its roots into a host
tree and takes its nourishment from it.

David
At the wet and hail covered end of Swansea Bat

On Wed, 14 Dec 2011 04:26:43 -0800 (PST), Dave Hill
wrote:

Came accross this and thought it would be of seasonal interest.

In the Norse myth of the mistletoe, the trickster god Loki plotted
against the bright god Baldr, whose mother Frigg had solicited an oath
from every thing of earth, of sea and of sky, that they would not harm
her son. However, Loki saw that the mistletoe was rooted, not in earth
or sea or air, but in the bark of the oak tree, and thus not covered
by Frigg's oath. He fashioned it into the weapon that slew Baldr, "the
greatest evil ever to befall gods or men." This tale reflects the
parasitic nature of the mistletoe, which sends its roots into a host
tree and takes its nourishment from it.

David
At the wet and hail covered end of Swansea Bat


From the train (around Worcester) I have seen TONS of the stuff.
A lot is very high up though.
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On the news this morning it said that attempts to increase the amount of mistletoe had failed and there were worries that with the decline of old orchards we would lose our mistletoe. I hope not - it was part of my childhood, huge clumps of mistletoe high up in trees where no-one could get at them (also around Worcester - Tenbury Wells, just up river, is where they have the annual mistletoe market).

On Dec 17, 6:15*pm, kay wrote:
mogga;944507 Wrote:



From the train (around Worcester) I have seen TONS of the stuff.
A lot is very high up though.
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On the news this morning it said that attempts to increase the amount of
mistletoe had failed and there were worries that with the decline of old
orchards we would lose our mistletoe. I hope not - it was part of my
childhood, huge clumps of mistletoe high up in trees where no-one could
get at them (also around Worcester - Tenbury Wells, just up river, is
where they have the annual mistletoe market).

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kay

When I was up near Newbury we had mistletoe growing on Hawthorne.

"Dave Hill" wrote

kay wrote:
mogga Wrote:

From the train (around Worcester) I have seen TONS of the stuff.
A lot is very high up though.
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On the news this morning it said that attempts to increase the amount of
mistletoe had failed and there were worries that with the decline of old
orchards we would lose our mistletoe. I hope not - it was part of my
childhood, huge clumps of mistletoe high up in trees where no-one could
get at them (also around Worcester - Tenbury Wells, just up river, is
where they have the annual mistletoe market).

When I was up near Newbury we had mistletoe growing on Hawthorne.


Loads of it around this area, some trees look like they are still in leaf.
The Englefield Green, Great Park Windsor and Runnymede Meadow areas seem to
be especially blessed but even small central reservation trees near Thorpe
Park have lots. So easy to see this time of year with the leaves off.
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Regards. Bob Hobden.
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