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Planting #mistletoe #seeds on our #heritageorchard #appletrees one of the first jobs of the #newyear #gardener #gardendesign

#mistoetoe-collage #collage-mistoetoe

Must go and look at ours

Do you literally just put the seeds in an opening in the bark? 🤔

We have a pretty little native Mistletoebird (Dicaeum Hirundinaceum) that feeds on the mistletoe berries then poops them on to the branch of a tree to grow. 🙃 @rachelbrooks

@rachelbrooks Hi Rachel, thats pretty much it yes, sometimes you can make a slight slit in the bark and put the seed in if you want. Best Wishes Darren

Yes, that’s how they normally grow here too Annette. I didn’t even think whether we could propagate it! How clever! @Annettenoosa Thanks Darren, I may give it a go! 👍🏼

I thought mistletoe was a tree parasite -- not so?

So did I. @sushiwaitress