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- Q.Mistletoe - How to kill mistletoe in trees? Thank you!
- Q.Transferring Mistletoe - I have an apple tree which needs to be cut down but it has a lovely bunch of mistletoe growing ...
- Q.Growing Mistletoe - I know mistletoe can only be grown using trees because it is a parasite that lives off the nutrients of ...
- Q.I Want To Cut Down An Apple Tree But It Has A Large Bunch Of Mistletoe Growing On It, How Can I Save It And Put On Another Fruit - tree? Would it have to be an apple tree or would a plum tree be ok?
- Q.Where Can I Obtain Mistletoe Seeds/berries? - I have never seen berries on the few trees that I have found. I have observed a tree in the ...
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Anonymous on
January 20, 2014Q.Mistletoe
How to kill mistletoe in trees? Thank you!
Answered by
Nikki on
January 20, 2014
Certified ExpertA.This article will help you with managing the mistletoe: http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7437.html
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- Asked by
Ollie Walton on
August 14, 2017
B79 0NNQ.Transferring mistletoe
I have an apple tree which needs to be cut down but it has a lovely bunch of mistletoe growing on it, can I save to another tree and if so how and would a plum tree do the same or does it have to be apple. Your help with this would be most welcomed. Regards Ollie Walton
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
August 15, 2017A.My research only found information on reseeding the plant.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/howtogrow/3345933/Mistletoe-How-to-grow.html
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Daniel0430 on
November 30, 2017
Chattanooga, Tennessee, 37407Q.Growing mistletoe
I know mistletoe can only be grown using trees because it is a parasite that lives off the nutrients of trees, but if I were to use a plant based food source such as maple syrup which is a natural sweetener made from tree sugars diluted to a 1/50 ratio to simulate a trees nutrients without a tree in pretty moss would it work or has it been tried yet?
- Answered by
BushDoctor on
November 30, 2017
Certified ExpertA.You can grow these indoors, but it would be best to use a branch from any of the tree hosts that it prefers. This article will give you more information on how to do this: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/mistletoe/how-to-grow-mistletoe-plants.htm
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Ollie Walton on
September 1, 2019
B79 0NNQ.I want to cut down an apple tree but it has a large bunch of mistletoe growing on it, how can I save it and put on another fruit
tree? Would it have to be an apple tree or would a plum tree be ok?
- Answered by
BushDoctor on
September 3, 2019
Certified ExpertA.It is important that, although they are interesting a largely not harmful, when a tree is not getting proper care or is lacking something, then the parasitic plant will steal nutrients from the tree.
In short, they will help facilitate the death of a tree in the right circumstances.
This article will help you to grow mistletoe, both indoors, and out: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/mistletoe/how-to-grow-mistletoe-plants.htm
This article will offer information on mistletoe and other parasitic plants: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/environmental/hemiparasitic-plants.htm
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Marcy Ridgway on
December 14, 2024
Tupelo, Mississippi, Lee CountyQ.Where Can I Obtain Mistletoe Seeds/berries?
I have never seen berries on the few trees that I have found. I have observed a tree in the parking lot at our church that has a very heathy mistletoe plant but never seen any berries. I tried rooting some sprigs from it but but never had any luck. Where can I buy some berries/seeds?
- Answered by
BushDoctor on
December 15, 2024
Certified ExpertA.I'm sorry, but I can't recommend specific places to purchase. I can suggest looking around locally. Your nearest gardening centers could have them, potentially. If not, then online would be the place to turn, since many vendors will ship them.
What I can do is offer an article that can help you to grow them once you do find them:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/mistletoe/how-to-grow-mistletoe-plants.htm
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