Dwarf Mistletoe grows in the forests of Western America. It causes considerable damage to conifers and you should be familiar with what it looks like if you collect trees or buy collected trees. According to Colorado State Forest Service there are 42 different species of Mistletoe scattered around the world. In Colorado and Wyoming there 5 different Dwarf Mistletoe species depending on what type of host tree it is living on. Mistletoe actually lives off its host and usually damages the trunk or branches it is growing on. If left alone mistletoe may eventually kill the tree it is living on. Recommended treatment is cut the diseased branch off the tree.
American dwarf mistletoe (Arceuthobiumamericanum) by IPM Images
Dwarf Mistletoe by Colorado State Forest Service
Dwarf Mistletoes by fs.fed.us
Dwarf Mistletoe Basics by Forest Pathology
Dwarf Mistletoe: Parasitic Plants by Colorado State Forest Service
MISTLETOE by fs.fed.us
Pinyon Dwarf Mistletoe by Arizona Naturalists
Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness by Western New Mexico University
PDF Documents:
Dwarf Mistletoe Poster – Dwarf Mistletoe Management – 2010 Health of Colorado Forests
