The UN's 2010 International Year of Biodiversity has been bountiful. Along with a beautiful new Andean iris, a poisonous aubergine, new orchids, blue palm trees, a plant larger than Big Ben, and a bromeliad that is possibly pollinated by bats, Kew Botanical Gardens announced that a new tropical mistletoe has been discovered in Mozambique.
Fortunately, the parasitic plant is only found in Africa and not here in Florida. Today on "In Your Backyard" we talk to Dan Babrowski, Orlando's Davey Tree Experts Company sales manager about the mistletoe we see in Central Florida trees and what to do about it.
Read all about the new plants found here.More expedition information and photos at the BBC.
Photo by Teresa Watkins
Mistletoe in Florida:
How to remove mistletoe. Step by step instructions on how to remove mistletoe.
Mistletoe - University of Florida/IFAS
Davey Tree Experts Company
International Society of Arborists
How to remove mistletoe. Step by step instructions on how to remove mistletoe.
Mistletoe - University of Florida/IFAS
Davey Tree Experts Company
International Society of Arborists
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