Hold off putting up your usual variety of mistletoe – the dwarf mistletoe could soon eclipse its better-known Christmas cousins as the green fertility symbol of choice for holiday party goers. In fact ...

This week's column is for those of you who are trying to keep healthy pines alive in Colorado. One of the big challenges is dwarf mistletoe and its management. Dwarf mistletoe is a common problem in ...

Certain specific features accent every holiday season. Easter has eggs and Fourth of July has fireworks. Halloween has ...

It’s a holiday tradition. Get some mistletoe, hang it in the house or hold it above your head, find that special someone, stand together under the plant and smooch away. Seems innocent enough, but ...

Dwarf mistletoe is a problem in Colorado forests. It is rarely transmitted through nursery stock, but can be difficult to manage in naturally forested areas of the Pikes Peak region. Affected trees ...

A parasitic plant with potentially poisonous berries might not sound like something that would boost your Christmas decorations to the next level. But, botanically speaking, that’s what mistletoe is.

Stroll with your sweetie into almost any stand of ponderosa pines in the Inland Northwest and – who knows? – maybe you’ll get lucky. You may be standing beneath a sprig of local, native mistletoe.

SAN FRANCISCO — Just in time for Christmas, scientists report that some types of mistletoe may exacerbate climate change. In recent field studies in Yellowstone National Park, biologist Ken Cullings ...

Love your column! The other day my husband and I noticed some mistletoe-looking stuff on our pinyon. Very unattractive stuff — did not inspire any kissing. I know it's not mistletoe because it's too ...