Mistletoe Tree. Mistletoe is a plant that grows on range of trees including willow, apple and oak trees. Mistletoe is a parasite that grows on larger plants, usually hardwood trees, its roots drawing nutrients from the sap of the host plant.
Mistletoes evolved the ability to grow not on the roots of trees, but instead on their branches. Hosts of broadleaf mistletoe include alder. Phorodendron translates to mean, tree thief. desert mistletoe is also known in some desert areas by desert mistletoe seeds can germinate on any branch of the tree but its small, rootlike structures. Broadleaf mistletoe (phoradendron macrophyllum) is an evergreen parasitic plant that grows on a number of landscape tree species in california.
The custom of kissing under mistletoe comes from england.
Have you ever simply asked yourself … why? As the mistletoe grows high up on the tree, it was considered sacred. The berries of this plant are also used as a common potion ingredient, and are known ingredients in the brewing of the antidote to common poisons and the forgetfulness potion. But where does it grow and how can you find it in the wild?
