I agree with Natalie below. I've seen any number of trees slowly suffocated including some beautiful maples. Walk through Ragle Park and see any number of trees buried in mistletoe.
Regarding the mistletoe which abounds here and there…I strongly disagree that these jolly balls of tangled greenery don,t kill their host trees. Mistletoe kills trees slowly by depriving them of water and nutrients over time. Do you want a healthy tree or one that is struggling to overcome this handicap? Take a look at the suffering trees on Third St, Santa Rosa, in the median stretch between Fulton and Stony Point. And now the mistletoe is jumping across south to the subdivision and more beautiful trees will be affected. I think this is bad and a difficult problem to solve. But, if you can afford it, please have the mistletoe you see eradicated before it gets to my trees, please. Natalie Timm
I agree with Natalie below. I've seen any number of trees slowly suffocated including some beautiful maples. Walk through Ragle Park and see any number of trees buried in mistletoe.
Regarding the mistletoe which abounds here and there…I strongly disagree that these jolly balls of tangled greenery don,t kill their host trees. Mistletoe kills trees slowly by depriving them of water and nutrients over time. Do you want a healthy tree or one that is struggling to overcome this handicap? Take a look at the suffering trees on Third St, Santa Rosa, in the median stretch between Fulton and Stony Point. And now the mistletoe is jumping across south to the subdivision and more beautiful trees will be affected. I think this is bad and a difficult problem to solve. But, if you can afford it, please have the mistletoe you see eradicated before it gets to my trees, please. Natalie Timm