She was speaking about arceuthobium pusillum, also known as Eastern dwarf mistletoe. It’s generally not the kind you buy for the holidays because it’s tiny and not particularly attractive.

The smoke you have been seeing on the west side of the valley is a result of responsible landowners thinning trees to create a more healthy forest and reduce the ...

In addition, parasitic plants like mistletoe cause stress leading to formation of witches’ broom. Dwarf mistletoe can be deadly to its species-specific hosts. Severely infected trees should be ...