Mistletoe: Kiss or Kiss of Death

Important Facts You Need to Know:
- Mistletoe is a parasitic plant.
- As a parasitic plant, mistletoes obtain water, mineral nutrients and organic compounds through their hosts’ xylem sap.
- Mistletoes are photosynthetic; so they grow well in crowns of large trees.
- Numbers increase after initial female produces fruit.
- Can be spread by birds. (Birds feed on berries and deposit seeds elsewhere.)
- Mistletoes spread faster in stressed trees; especially urban stressed trees.
- Trees with multiple mistletoe plants will start to decline and show loss of vigor.
- Major infestations will cause the death of the host.
- There are NO proven “chemicals” or “solvents” to kill mistletoe without harming the host.
- We DO offer treatments to slow down growth and for removal of mistletoe plants.

Galls

Here are a few pictures of oak leaf galls.

There are many different types of galls that can be found on many different types of trees. Galls can be found on leaves, twigs, branches, roots, bark, flowers, acorns, etc. A variety of insects cause galls to form; and galls have various shapes, sizes, colors and textures.

Most of the gall makers that attack oaks are wasps. That's right, gall wasps. Inside each gall is a wasp egg/larvae.

Some types of galls can cause probelms with your tree's health. For example, serious yearly infestations of Hackberry Galls, have been known to weaken Hackberry trees. However, the majority of galls are not life threatening to trees, but are unattractive nonetheless.

We offer treatments for several types of galls!

Benefits of Using Micro-Injection Fertilizers

- Cost effective

- Environmentally friendly

- Eliminates drift, runoff and there is no active ingredients introduced into the soil

- Results last at least 3 years

- Great for all types of trees

- Can increase fruit and nut production in crop trees (such as, apple, pecan, pear, etc.)

- Increases tree vitality and color

- Helps trees bounce back from construction damage, root damage and insect damage

- Great for frost damage and protection

- Great for drought damage