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Mistletoe
On 03/12/2012 21:08, Christina Websell wrote:
wrote in message ... On 01/12/2012 23:04, Christina Websell wrote: . uk wrote in message ... Bob Hobden;973806 Wrote: Seems to be a significant increase in the stuff around here over the last decade. Used to be quite rare but now it's everywhere you look on all sorts of trees. Even on small Rowans in the central reservation of a local road. What's the experience of others? In general I think it is more common in moister parts of the country, so it may just be responding to recent weather conditions. Also, my experience, related below, is that they are slow growing. About 10 years ago, I spread mistletoe seeds I collected onto nicks on various trees in my garden, and it germinated on about 3, and survived on 1, being a crab apple. I subsequently learned I woudl have helped by giving it some bird poo, as they are normally excreted by birds onto trees. It has taken quite a long time for it to grow very much. Also the leaves frequently get eaten by something or other. It has just produced its first berries, 4 of them. But it still isn't big enough to harvest, not like the big balls of mistletoe you see in some trees. But how can I get some english mistletoe berries to put on my old apple trees? Wouldn't they sell local mistletoe at the Leicester Christmas Market? We don't have a special Christmas Market. We have a market most days all year. I'd be astonished if they didn't sell mistletoe just before Christmas, but I expect it goes quickly. -- Spider from high ground in SE London gardening on clay |
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You don't want Christmas mistletoe. You want to pick some in March when the seeds will be ripe enough to grow.
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Mistletoe
On Tue, 4 Dec 2012 13:32:45 +0000, echinosum wrote:
Wouldn't they sell local mistletoe at the Leicester Christmas Market? You don't want Christmas mistletoe. You want to pick some in March when the seeds will be ripe enough to grow. I'd be sort of surprised if market stall Mistletoe was UK but if Tesco are selling "English Mistletoe" presumably it is grown commercially somewhere. EYWTKAMBWTATA: http://mistletoe.org.uk/ Growing, habits etc: http://mistletoe.org.uk/homewp/ -- Cheers Dave. |
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