Amelia Posted December 15, 2005 Posted December 15, 2005 Sorry, I'd like to kiss you, but... LONDON (Reuters) - An outbreak of opportunistic mistletoe rustling is threatening a Christmas kissing crisis, British environmental experts said Wednesday. The Wildlife Trusts said over-harvesting of the plant that only grows in the wild and is mainly found on old apple trees meant it was becoming increasingly rare. "Mistletoe is being taken in increasingly large quantities from orchards, hedgerows and ancient trees to be sold at markets to Christmas shoppers," said The Wildlife Trusts -- a partnership of 47 British wildlife organizations. "There are cases of mistletoe rustling, and once the whole plant has been removed from its host tree it won't grow back." The parasitic green plant with white berries has been associated with fertility since the time of the ancient Druids and kissing under the mistletoe has long been a Christmas party tradition. Quote <p><span style="color:#0000FF;"><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;">"Do not use harmful words, but only helpful words, the kind that build up and provide what is needed, so that what you say will do good to those who hear you."</span></span> Eph 4:29</span><br><br><img src="http://banners.wunderground.com/weathersticker/gizmotimetemp_both/US/OR/Fairview.gif" alt="Fairview.gif"> Fairview Or</p>
Administrators Gail Posted December 15, 2005 Administrators Posted December 15, 2005 They should hop across to France- lots of it there Quote Isaiah 32:17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
Dottie Posted December 17, 2005 Posted December 17, 2005 Lots of it down here in Florida, too. We see it when the leaves fall off the trees. Quote
Moderators LynnDel Posted December 17, 2005 Moderators Posted December 17, 2005 Before we moved, we used to have to pay a tree trimmer several hundred dollars every few years to trim the mistletoe, that parasitic plant, out of the huge maple and ash trees in our yard. We should have tried selling it on eBay! Many trees in the area, when they lost their leaves for the winter, would still be largely green because of the huge clumps of mistletoe. Children often made extra pennies selling mistletoe at the doors of grocery stores. LynnDel Quote LD
Ron Lambert Posted December 17, 2005 Posted December 17, 2005 "Sorry. I'd like to kiss you but....you might have some disease I could catch." (Nominated for worst all time pickup line.) Quote
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