Anybody ever propagated mistletoe?

[Peasgood]

Thanks for the link, and for everyones replies.

I would still like to hear from anybody that has actually done it, particularly re: the following

And remember mistletoe is ‘diocieous’ – so each plant will be either male or female. This means you’ll need at least two plants' date=' and maybe several, for berries…[/quote']

I question whether that bit is fully correct.

[Steve Bullman]

Never seen it growing on most of the species mentioned above, with the exception of poplar. Seen it plenty on Limes in this area

[Peasgood]

Limes were second on the list??

 

Don't see it much in this area these days. There used to be a few old apple trees that I knew of with some in but the apple trees have gone now.

I do know of a tree by Chester rugby ground with some in.

If you go down the A49 heading south, as soon as you get past Shrewsbury there is loads of the stuff growing all over the place. Don't know if it has anything to do with the apple growing down there but there is certainly plenty about.

Think I'm right in saying there's a mistletoe auction in Tenbury

[gensetsteve]

I have managed to propagate some.

After placing hundreds if seeds in my apple trees (11 acres of them) I now have two trees with mistletoe growing. They take years to get going but romp away after that.

Both success's were through rubbing a seed onto the bark at this time of year. My original seeds were from a random bunch bought at Xmas.

 

Main reason I asked was because I would dearly love to hear from anyone that has propagated it, what sex was the resulting plant? ie. did it have berries or not.

Here's two of mine, one male and one female.

 

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I thought maybe you have lots of lady friends then I scanned through this post and picked up on mistletoe, sex, resulting and female maybe my one tracked mind

[Marko]

Mistletoe propogation

 

Great link - thanks

[nepia]

Great link - thanks

 

 

Certainly is thanks; I'll forget all I've heard and get it right now.

[spandit]

Had a sprig of mistletoe left over from Christmas. Remarkably, it was still green and the berries were moist & sticky. I've smeared them onto some apple trees so fingers crossed we'll have a supply in a few years! :fc:

[sasha.p]

So glad I seen this I kept the berries off my mistletoe this year with intentions of trying to propagate them, very intersting to hear how some of you have managed to get it to propagate .I will be having a go on Sunday myself now I have loads of hawthorn and apple and crab apple so will try on those

[PeteB]

I tried it last year on different species of Apple, and also other trees, like Poplar and birch. Caz and I spent a morning taking cuttings and trying to graft them in. Not one bugger grew!

 

I did think of the bird idea, but dismissed it that time. Maybe it ought to be tried with her Peking chucks?