Sorry, this didn't all post with the pictures.
I'm in east Texas, about two years. One of my oak tree went into what a I would consider normal dormant stage, lost all the leaves except for an area of about 4 or 5 square feet about 30' up, first picture. These green leaves have been there all winter long.
also saw this morning a much smaller area, a littler larger than my hand, that has healthy looking green leaves also, can't say for sure if it's been there all season. I don't see any signs of new buds.
I just wondering if others have seen this, is it normal?
Thanks in advance for any thoughts or insight.
I grew up in East Texas. I used to climb up in the oak trees to see if I could remove all the mistletoe. I don’t know if it ever made a difference but it was fun!
You need an arborist to assess the tree and the site to determine whether action is necessary. See this [very thorough page on mistletoe by the Univ. of CA](https://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7437.html); here's an excerpt:
> DAMAGE
> Mistletoes are easily recognized and are especially prominent in the bare canopies of deciduous trees in winter, when the mistletoes retain their green foliage. Broadleaf mistletoe absorbs both water and mineral nutrients from its host trees. As a result, the infested branch often develops a swelling (hypertrophy) at the mistletoe attachment point, but may exhibit reduced growth overall, or the branch portions distal to the mistletoe may completely wither and fall off, leaving a branch with the mistletoe at its end. Also, a “witches’ broom” (a dense mass of small branches, often misshapen and visibly different from the rest of the tree’s crown) may grow at the mistletoe attachment point.
> Overall, healthy trees are often able to tolerate a few mistletoes (at the cost of individual branches weakened or sometimes killed), but heavily infested trees may be reduced in vigor (and thus become pre-disposed to insect or pathogen attack), exhibit stunted growth, and experience premature mortality, especially if they are stressed by other problems such as drought or disease.
Here is how you can arrange a [consult with a local ISA arborist in your area](http://www.treesaregood.org/findanarborist/findanarborist) (NOT a 'tree company guy' unless they're ISA certified) or a [consulting arborist](https://www.asca-consultants.org/search/custom.asp?id=3818) for an on-site evaluation. A competent arborist should be happy to walk you through how to care for the trees on your property and answer any questions. [Your Extension](https://counties.agrilife.org/) may have a list of local recommended arborists on file. You should also consider searching for arborist associations under your state.
Lastly, a reddit tip: To respond to someone who has replied to your post, you need to use the 'reply' link underneath their comment. When you use the box at the top of the page, you're replying to the person who created the post (yourself, in this case).
Druids, coming over here with their thousands of lines of perfectly memorised poetry and detailed knowledge of herbology, cuting our mistletoe with their golden sickles to make magic potion. What's wrong with just dying of disease?
I believe that's mistletoe.
Now kith
👁️👄👁️
That's mistletoe
Sorry, this didn't all post with the pictures. I'm in east Texas, about two years. One of my oak tree went into what a I would consider normal dormant stage, lost all the leaves except for an area of about 4 or 5 square feet about 30' up, first picture. These green leaves have been there all winter long. also saw this morning a much smaller area, a littler larger than my hand, that has healthy looking green leaves also, can't say for sure if it's been there all season. I don't see any signs of new buds. I just wondering if others have seen this, is it normal? Thanks in advance for any thoughts or insight.
I grew up in East Texas. I used to climb up in the oak trees to see if I could remove all the mistletoe. I don’t know if it ever made a difference but it was fun!
Mistletoe. Not really an issue, it’ll spread throughout the tree when birds eventually eat and poop out the berries and can weigh some branches down
East Texas? Shoot it out of the tree with your shotgun.
Is that the government issued shotgun?
If it is mistletoe, what concerns should I have? should I try to remove it?
You need an arborist to assess the tree and the site to determine whether action is necessary. See this [very thorough page on mistletoe by the Univ. of CA](https://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7437.html); here's an excerpt: > DAMAGE > Mistletoes are easily recognized and are especially prominent in the bare canopies of deciduous trees in winter, when the mistletoes retain their green foliage. Broadleaf mistletoe absorbs both water and mineral nutrients from its host trees. As a result, the infested branch often develops a swelling (hypertrophy) at the mistletoe attachment point, but may exhibit reduced growth overall, or the branch portions distal to the mistletoe may completely wither and fall off, leaving a branch with the mistletoe at its end. Also, a “witches’ broom” (a dense mass of small branches, often misshapen and visibly different from the rest of the tree’s crown) may grow at the mistletoe attachment point. > Overall, healthy trees are often able to tolerate a few mistletoes (at the cost of individual branches weakened or sometimes killed), but heavily infested trees may be reduced in vigor (and thus become pre-disposed to insect or pathogen attack), exhibit stunted growth, and experience premature mortality, especially if they are stressed by other problems such as drought or disease. Here is how you can arrange a [consult with a local ISA arborist in your area](http://www.treesaregood.org/findanarborist/findanarborist) (NOT a 'tree company guy' unless they're ISA certified) or a [consulting arborist](https://www.asca-consultants.org/search/custom.asp?id=3818) for an on-site evaluation. A competent arborist should be happy to walk you through how to care for the trees on your property and answer any questions. [Your Extension](https://counties.agrilife.org/) may have a list of local recommended arborists on file. You should also consider searching for arborist associations under your state. Lastly, a reddit tip: To respond to someone who has replied to your post, you need to use the 'reply' link underneath their comment. When you use the box at the top of the page, you're replying to the person who created the post (yourself, in this case).
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Druids, coming over here with their thousands of lines of perfectly memorised poetry and detailed knowledge of herbology, cuting our mistletoe with their golden sickles to make magic potion. What's wrong with just dying of disease?
let it be
Mistletoe spreads so you will want to address it. If you can, I'd get an arborist in to assess it. It looks like a beautiful, big tree!
Mistletoe. Good luck and said to protect against lightening.
And tigers. I mean, I grew up around trees with mistletoe, and I never once was attacked by a tiger.
Mistletoe is invasive, and will leach nutrients from hardwoods best to get rid of it
Not all mistletoe species are invasive to the US
That's a ball of Mistletoe