It's been called both picturesque and spooky, but whatever you think of it, Spanish moss draping live oaks and bald cypress contributes a lot to the look of New Orleans and southeast Louisiana.

There are many myths we grow up believing, such as the link between proximity to the television and the potential for blindness. Other childhood fables are more specific to circumventing ‘bad ...

What is it, and will it harm trees? Ball moss (Tillandsia recurvata), an epiphytic bromeliad, is a flowering, seed-producing air plant. Like the related Spanish moss, it’s not a true moss.

It is true, ball moss, Spanish moss, and air plants do not kill trees. These native bromeliads simply use the host plant for support. They are not parasites and have no way of invading a tree or ...