Mistletoe: Identifying Characteristics
| Identifying the stress: | Mistletoe is an evergreen, perennial plant that forms a dark green to yellowish-green bush that can reach 2' to 3' long or wide. Mistletoe has thickly crowded, forking branches and round, jointed stems. The opposite, oval to lance-shaped, leathery leaves are about 2" long. Mistletoe produces white berries in the fall that contain toxic chemicals poisonous to people and animals. This plant is easiest to see in the winter when the host tree has lost its leaves. |
| Susceptible trees: | Mistletoe can grow on any hardwoods but oak, hickory, and pecan are the most commonly and most severely attacked trees. |