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mistletoe
AnJo11:
...me neither, and it makes me want to try ...
ashley:
Germinating here too, on apple, cotoneaster, oak, liquidamber and horse chestnut.
However I lost many seeds (50-70%), maybe to birds despite a wire sleeve or to slugs/snails.
I might try some more next year to ensure both female & male plants at each site.
Catwheazle:
meanwhile connection to tree is made.
Think there will be no change till next spring.
Will update ...
Bernd
AnJo11:
wondrfull ;) and very interesting.
I thought that the passage through the digestive system of birds was necessary for germination ...
this proves that the bird is only a vector, not a mandatory factor.
brianw:
This website has a lot of info.
http://mistletoe.org.uk/homewp/index.php/grow-your-own/
I have a male plant on an old apple tree in my garden (no berries) and the plant is very common in this area. Berries are usually well above 20' here but the birds drop them around the trunks in very early spring. By the time they are ripe it is very difficult to find them in the lush growth. Tried keeping early collected berries indoors but they die too quickly under any conditions I have tried so far. Did find an Earth Star fungus amongst them this year so worth the attempt.
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