mistletoe oaks

[David oakman]

in 1882 a cencus was taken of mistletoe oaks and it was found to be twelve in the whole country,it was said they were touched by druids(druid oaks) of course today we know it is the european mistletoe that grows in oak trees. in 1882 the best mistletoe oak was in moccas park with 15 balls of the parasite.there was another one at eastnor this tree was 100 years old with 5 balls on it i wonder if it is still there. members and guests have you seen any druid oaks.

[Peter]

Not seen any oaks. I worked on a weeping willow last year with a fine ball in it, and I saw some hybrid pops festooned with mistletoe in Worcester.

[David Humphries]

Personaly never come across any mistletoe in Oak, seen a lot of old Oaks at Staverton, Hatfield, Windsor, Sherwood and our own. Reckon I would have recalled if I had.

 

We tried seeding and grafting on to limes from a stock that came from veteran limes that were felled at Hampton Court a few years back with no success.

 

Have you any experience David?

[David oakman]

no i have never seen one just read alot about them. i to have been round staverton good place for epiphytes rowen,silver birch,holly in the oak trees. and i have been to windsor wow my kinda place.

[Bundle 2]

It seems to be a wide if not populated species this mistletoe..its rife in Australia also...theres a thread around here somewhere re mistletoe and the yanks......

[Amelanchier]

I've seen our mistletoe (Viscum album?) on Malus, Populus, Salix, Alnus and Tilia but d'you know what? Now I come to think of it, I've never seen it on Oak!!!

[Log-ologist]

Now you have me thinking as I don't ever recall seeing it in oak either.