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06-MAR-2013 LynnH

TIS THE SEASON

Sugar Land TX

Tis the season to see the Mistletoe.
The winter trees are naked, but the Mistletoe is a happy, bright green.

Mistletoe is an evergreen parasitic plant, growing on the branches of trees, where it forms pendent bushes, 2 to 5 feet in diameter.
It will grow and has been found on almost any deciduous tree, preferring those with soft bark, and being, perhaps,
commonest on old Apple trees, though it is frequently found on the Ash, Hawthorn, Lime and other trees.

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Brenda09-Mar-2013 01:17
Beautiful! I wonder if we have mistletoe up north here.
Janet Donnelly08-Mar-2013 20:33
Love the photo .... thanks for the added information. Well done!
Barbara Heide08-Mar-2013 16:02
lovely!
Irene Wehrli08-Mar-2013 15:54
We have them too here, called "Misteln", nice capture Lynn!
Irene
Mieke WA Minkjan08-Mar-2013 07:03
like the composition!
Sheila08-Mar-2013 06:42
Very nice to see a shot of it actually growing, Lynn.
The mistletoe which grows in Western Australia is completely different.
laine08-Mar-2013 05:51
We have Mistletoe here too...it covers and eventually kills the gumtree.
Leo08-Mar-2013 02:58
Excellent photo and thanks for the information.
sue anne08-Mar-2013 01:37
Neat ! As I haven't seen mistletoe before except in the store. V
Frank Brault08-Mar-2013 00:57
Very beautiful. Superbly composed with a lovely application of depth of field. V
Karen Stuebing07-Mar-2013 22:57
The green really stands out against the tree bark and blue sky. Lovely image. V.
Mike H.07-Mar-2013 21:36
Birds like to eat the berries too! Nicely documented factoid, Lynn.
Jackdad07-Mar-2013 20:15
It stands out very well against the bare trees.
Chris07-Mar-2013 19:35
We are surrounded by Silver Birch slowly dying under the vast quantities of Mistletoe (gui in French). If I could transport it across the Channel at Christmastime I would make a fortune.
Janice Dunn07-Mar-2013 16:22
We dont grow mistletoe here in NZ. So I have learnt a lot this morning. Thanks
Lynn
Maaike Huizer07-Mar-2013 14:40
Excellent. Composition, exposure, DoF.
Walter Otto Koenig07-Mar-2013 14:30
Nicely photographed Lynn. Interesting information too.
Carol Rollins07-Mar-2013 13:27
Excellent shot of this Mistletoe, which we are also seeing lots of in the trees at work.
The Phainopepla really like the Mistletoe, but the trees don't.