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Mistletoe

December 14, 2021 by Lisa 9 Comments


Greg and Bob discuss a plant that everyone will probably recognize. Amaze your friends at holiday parties with the story of mistletoe.

Our sources for this episode include:

  • The Golden Bough by James George Frazer (available via Project Gutenberg)
  • Merry covid Christmas: Don’t kiss under the mistletoe, advises British minister
  • 12 Things to know about Mistletoe
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  1. Al Homans

    December 15, 2021 at 12:13 pm

    Loved your episode on mistletoe. Looks like we don’t have it up here in Vermont 🙁

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    • Bob

      December 15, 2021 at 3:21 pm

      I have been looking in Cincinnati. It is around but I have not seen any yet.

      Reply
  2. Pam Brooks

    December 17, 2021 at 6:07 pm

    Thanks for this podcast. At Thanksgiving I noticed mistletoe here in the low country of South Carolina. I saw a tree that is similar in size to the one in your photo – and it had probably ten areas with mistletoe in it. For me it symbolizes the beginning of the holiday season.

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    • Bob

      December 17, 2021 at 7:43 pm

      Thanks for sharing this! Glad you liked the podcast. I like your idea of looking for mistletoe to kick off the holiday season.

      Reply
  3. Patrick Burns

    December 19, 2021 at 2:46 pm

    Enjoyed the Mistletoe segment. Interestingly, we once again paired our topics for the week as we did with poison ivy earlier this fall. I posted an article on Mistletoe on my blog, Footpathsblog.com, for this Christmas week.

    https://footpathsblog.com/2021/12/17/mistletoe-for-me-its-a-southern-thing/

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    • Bob

      December 19, 2021 at 3:10 pm

      I just read Patrick’s blog on Mistletoe and it is a wonderful complement to our podcast!

      Reply
  4. Susan

    January 11, 2022 at 2:39 pm

    LOVE your chats with Greg. I find I am always jotting down notes on napkins, receipts, whatever I have nearby. Thank you for teaching us about the natural world.

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    • Bob

      January 11, 2022 at 9:29 pm

      It is an honor to chat with Greg! I love that you jote down notes on whatever you have.

      Reply

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