‘What Do You Know?’ Christmas Awesomeness: Mistletoe; What’s with all the Kissing?
It’s a parasitic plant with poisonous berries and its name literally means ‘Poop-on-a-Stick’. So, of course we kiss underneath it.
Written and Presented by Steve Frech
Duration : 0:2:14
I just wanted to know what that was in the tree and my zoomy camera is my binoculars, so here goes. Mistletoe is a parasitic plant that is spread by seeds from birds wiping their bills on the tree or elsewise. They are evergreen and don’t grow on vines.
Duration : 0:0:50
Whole forests of Scots pines are dying out in canton Valais, due to heavy infestations of mistletoe. The parasitic plant bores into the host tree and sucks out its water and minerals. The mistletoe seeds are excreted in the droppings of mistle thrushes, which eat the berries. (swissinfo, Julie Hunt)
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http://www.TheRawFoodWorld.com, Today we discovered that our tree has been attacked by mistletoe seeds. Apparently, mistletoe is a parasite to a tree but medicinal to humans.
Duration : 0:9:30