While mistletoe can grow on more than 100 different types of trees, it is most often found on pecan, hickory, oaks, red maple and black gum in North Carolina. Mistletoe is a small evergreen shrub that is semi-parasitic on other plants.

Can mistletoe spread from tree to tree?

Mistletoe can affect a wide range of host plants and can spread to lower portions of a tree once it becomes established. It is also spread from tree to tree by birds, which feed on the seeds and deposit them in nearby trees.

Where does mistletoe usually grow?

A: Phoradendron serotinum, also known as American mistletoe, is commercially harvested and sold around the world. This species typically grows on oak trees across North America, and is native to Mexico.