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A mistletoe affects a tree because it will send roots into the tree.Tapping into the water conducting tissue of, trees and will absorb the water and nutrients from the tree.
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∙ 14y agoyes, it is a hemi parasitic plant.
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Where does mistletoe live?
Mistletoe is a parasite that lives on other trees, Oak trees have Mistletoe in them quite often.
Where is tree and mistletoe located?
Mistletoe is located in oak trees.
What fruit tree produces mistletoe?
Mistletoe is not from a tree. It is a parasite that grows on trees.
Does mistletoe grow on oak trees?
It can.
What is a plant that grows on apple trees and oak trees?
Mistletoe
Where does a mistletoe grow?
It usually grows on trees, you will rarely find it on small trees because birds like to perch on the branches of taller trees where the mistletoe seed drops and attaches itself to the bark. After a few days roots break through the bark and suck the nutrients from the tree. Basically the mistletoe is a parasite and grows on trees.It grows on a variety of trees including apple trees, pine trees, and some oaks.
What is an example of 2 symbiotic plants?
Oak trees and mistletoe. You can't have mistletoe without oak trees, and they seem to get along fine with each other.
What kind of a plant is a mistletoe?
Mistletoe is a parasite that grows on trees. Viscum album as it is known grows mostly on apple trees and can be a useful second crop in a orchard.
Where do mistletoes live?
Mistletoe grows in the tops of trees.
What kind of plant is mistletoe?
Mistletoe is a parasite that grows on trees. Viscum album as it is known grows mostly on apple trees and can be a useful second crop in a orchard.
Is mistletoe a consumer?
Mistletoe does not make its own food, so yes, it is a consumer. Mistletoe absorbs water and food from the trees on which it grows, so it is also considered parasitic.
Why in the Sandhills of North Carolina does mistletoe infect many trees but avoids long leaf pine trees?
Mistletoe prefer hardwood deciduous trees in general. Probably due to light availability and rain through-fall.
