During the Christmas season mistletoe can be seen as an attention seeking decoration and in tops of oaks and other hardwood trees that have shed their leaves.

There they discovered mistletoe on ancient oaks drawing life from the air. They supposed that the plant came from heaven, blessing life with purity and love. Harvested from an oak brought awe.

Mistletoe would come to hang over our doors as a reminder to never forget. We kiss beneath it to remember what Baldur’s wife and mother forgot. At least that is one version of the origin of our ...

Mistletoe is on Santa's naughty and nice lists. A bit of a troublemaker in the horticulture world, mistletoe is classified as a hemi-parasitic plant. That big term simply means that it can make ...