Dappled Sun
Medium
It grows slowly over the first two years and the prized berries are on female plants
Mistletoe grows on Pine and Larch, fir (Abies) or broad leave such as lime and apple and each is a separate subspecies.
Place the sticky berry on a young branch of the host tree and squash the berry into the bark. The bark should not be old or the possition within the tree too dark. Mark the spot with coloured tape or cotton and cover the seed loosely with net to help prevent birds disturbing it. Germination is slow and growth over the first two years (or longer) is very slow
It is best to use a seed from the same host genus that you wish to support your new plant. For example choose mistletoe berries from an apple tree if your host tree is also an apple.
Grows where it germinates, as it is attached to the host tree at this point and has special structure that penetrate the host tree to support it and allow it to obtain moisture from its tree
It cannot be transplanted and has to grow from the the position the seeds has been placed
Male and female plants are separate and you cannot really tell what you have grown until they flower, and hopefully produce berries on female plants
Cut a few stems from each clump for Christmas but leave a some berries for the birds so that it can spread naturally
Seed ripens in late winter, so don’t cut it all at Christmas as seed at this time are not fully ripe. Place ripe seed directy on new host trees
These estimates for how long European mistletoe takes to sprout, grow and harvest are from real observations from real gardeners, right around the world.
Average 112 days | Min days | Max days (0)
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A sacred plant of the Druids and Celts and is used today as a Christmas symbol
Traditionally brought into the house at christmas time and used as decoration. It has traditional associations with fertility
Common mistletoe, English mistletoe