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Mistletoe on Southern Live Oak

fastfeat

By fastfeat
in TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms

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fastfeat Grand Master

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OK, not really tropical in the strict sense, but this was found in Pompano Beach...

I've seen thousands of Southern Live oaks (Quercus virginiana), but never one with mistletoe before! This parasite is usually found in FL on the softer-wooded Laurel Oak (Q. laurifolia) and Water Oak (Q. nigra).

I'm not sure if it's the same mistletoe species, but I was pretty surprised to see it. Anyone else have any sightings?

Sorry about the cellphone pics:

Oak1.jpgOak2.jpg

SoCal and SoFla; zone varies by location.

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Jerry@TreeZoo Grand Master

Jerry@TreeZoo

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Ken,

Where in Pompano is this tree?  That looks like a standard street tree size that is usually container grown in Central Floriduh.  I have never seen mistle toe.

Jerry

So many species,

so little time.

Coconut Creek, Florida

Zone 10b (Zone 11 except for once evey 10 or 20 years)

Last Freeze: 2011,50 Miles North of Fairchilds

Eric in Orlando Grand Master

Eric in Orlando

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That is interesting, I don't think I had ever seen it on Quercus virginiana. Its always on Q. laurifolia and Q. nigra.

Eric

Orlando, FL

zone 9b/10a

fastfeat Grand Master

fastfeat

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Jerry--

It's in the 1800 block of MLK Blvd (Hammondville Rd) median, between the new flyover and Powerline. It's the fourth oak (eleventh tree) west of 18th Av/NW. (There's a BSO substation on the south side of the road.)

Ken.

SoCal and SoFla; zone varies by location.

'Home is where the heart suitcase is'...

_____

"If, as they say, there truly is no rest for the wicked, how can the Devil's workshop be filled with idle hands?"

Jerry@TreeZoo Grand Master

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Great neighborhood there.  I used to go there all the time until they relocated Universal Supply for that new flyover.

Jerry

So many species,

so little time.

Coconut Creek, Florida

Zone 10b (Zone 11 except for once evey 10 or 20 years)

Last Freeze: 2011,50 Miles North of Fairchilds

DoomsDave Grand Master

DoomsDave

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Fastfeat:

Could you retake that picture?  It's a bit blurry (yeah yeah, I know, I should talk!) but it's hard to tell the mistletoe there.

That said, for what it's worth, I've never seen mistletoe in the California live oaks we have out here, though it's a lot easier to spot in trees like sycamore, etc.

I didn't see any mistletoe in any Live oaks in Florida (they made me swoon as much as the palms) but, both are evergreen, and the same shade of green.

Hmm.  

A new pic, pretty please?

(After you're done responsibly celebrating your birthday!)

dave

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fastfeat Grand Master

fastfeat

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Jerry--

Yeah, not quite the same since Uesco moved out west. But you can still get great barbeque (and assorted other "chemicals" and "companionship") there... :P

Dave--

I'll get some (hopefully) better shots today. Stay tuned...

BTW--got a response from Dr. Ed Gilman. He said he has seen it, but it is rare.

I'm hoping to parlay my luck of finding this rare occurrence into picking lucky lotto numbers... :cool:

SoCal and SoFla; zone varies by location.

'Home is where the heart suitcase is'...

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"If, as they say, there truly is no rest for the wicked, how can the Devil's workshop be filled with idle hands?"

_Keith Grand Master

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(fastfeat @ Feb. 03 2008,11:26)

QUOTE
OK, not really tropical in the strict sense, but this was found in Pompano Beach...

I've seen thousands of Southern Live oaks (Quercus virginiana), but never one with mistletoe before! This parasite is usually found in FL on the softer-wooded Laurel Oak (Q. laurifolia) and Water Oak (Q. nigra).

I'm not sure if it's the same mistletoe species, but I was pretty surprised to see it. Anyone else have any sightings?

Sorry about the cellphone pics:

Oak1.jpgOak2.jpg

OK, I went out with the binoculars.  

We have Live Oaks everywhere, and sure enough I could not find Mistletoe on any of them.  And we have lots of Mistletoe around here too, just not in Live Oaks.  

I think you have a rare sighting indeed.

Congrats,  I think?

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DoomsDave Grand Master

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Hmm.

Dat sho-nuff looks like the real deal . . .

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DoomsDave Grand Master

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click here

According to this article, mistletoe is a pest on Live Oaks.

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This site says they're resistant, which is in keeping with  my observations and many others'  

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fastfeat Grand Master

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Thanks for the links Dave. Still got to get some better pics for ya--hopefully today...

The Eucalyptus mistletoe (on Wikipedia link) are wild. Amazing how they mimic the euc foliage and capsule shapes!

Euc1.jpgEuc2.jpg

SoCal and SoFla; zone varies by location.

'Home is where the heart suitcase is'...

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_Keith Grand Master

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Live Oaks are one incredibly tough tree.  It is hard to imagine anything being a pest to them, other than really big construction equipment that is, and I have seen them take that abuse to an unbelievable level too.   Maybe it is an issue in some of their marginal growing areas out of their preferred growing area.  Like palms, everyone wants to grow a Live Oak, no matter where in the world they are.   Once you see one of those grand old beauties it is hard to get the scene out of your mind.  Of course, it is like those really old Jubeae,  at best your grandchildren might live to see your tree in the grandeur envisioned when it was planted.

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fastfeat Grand Master

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According to USF, mistletoe is not found natively in Broward Co.

http://www.plantatlas.usf.edu/maps.asp?plantID=3332

I think Jerry is right--it probably came in already infested from a Central FL nursery.

SoCal and SoFla; zone varies by location.

'Home is where the heart suitcase is'...

_____

"If, as they say, there truly is no rest for the wicked, how can the Devil's workshop be filled with idle hands?"

fastfeat Grand Master

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For Dave--

Here's a (slightly) clearer shot, plus close-ups. This small branch would probably net me a couple hundred bucks at Christmas time. Too bad I can't find a market for it at Valentine's Day...

Mist1.jpgMist2.jpgMist3.jpg

SoCal and SoFla; zone varies by location.

'Home is where the heart suitcase is'...

_____

"If, as they say, there truly is no rest for the wicked, how can the Devil's workshop be filled with idle hands?"

DoomsDave Grand Master

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Thanks!

Hard to tell what's what from the new picture, but that branch you cut looks like the MT we know and love out here, too.

Hmm.  The hard part isn't finding the mistletoe, but someone to kiss under it. . . . .

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Alicehunter2000 Grand Master

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I never really notice mistletoe on the huge live oaks we have up here, probably because the trees evergreen foliage makes it more difficult to spot. I notice it in pecan trees alot.

David Simms zone 9a on Highway 30a

200 steps from the Gulf in NW Florida

30 ft. elevation and sandy soil

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palmmermaid

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I grew up in the Florida Panhandle and I remember mistletoe bein on many of the live oaks.  We picked it every Christmas to hang up.  I don't recall it hurting the tree.

Palmmermaid

Kitty Philips

West Palm Beach, FL

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