Mistletoe for Dawn .... this is the second one Dawn ....

If it ever does die there is a blog on here about how to do it yourself with out the birds, I think its Fractals blog.

how does this actually grow on trees amy?

Its a parasite, the birds pick the berry, the birds then peck at the tree with still some berry on their beak which the seed is inbeded into the tree and grows from the tree, oak, apple and some other trees it will grow on.

thanx morgana, thats amazing isnt it, :o)

Thanks girls , I rubbed this seed on my apple trees myself , I picked the fallen berries up off the ground where they had fallen in a church yard in Suffolk , I then took the white sticky outer coat of leaving the green seed still sticky and then cut a tiny slit on the tree to push it into , ... I have since read that you shouldn't cut the tree , to late I already did it .....

It is amazing Sandra, Fractal done a blog on how to do it.

Or you stabb it in like the bird does with his beak Amy

Oh Yes, brilliant Amy. I'm so pleased they are alive. So this is their 2nd Winter? Mine are still at the little green sucker stage - you know what I mean, lol. We 'set' ours around last Christmas. I must put grease bands on the tree.

Ah Yes Dawn .. thanks for the reminder ..... :o) ...... and I do know what you mean by the little suckers .. LOL........

We have to watch out for wood lice too apparently - everyone loves the mistletoe, ha ha. I dropped you a pm before I saw the pics Amy.

Thanks Dawn , you only have to be away for a few days to get way behind , we had a smashing time and almost stayed longer :o)

Wood lice Mmm , I didn't know about those , thanks for the warning :o)

You must have been having fun if you wanted to stay longer, great. You've had an exceptionally busy month Amy :-)

We have and it hasn't finished yet Dawn , the Grandchildren come this week ... !!! Help ......

OMG Amy - of course, its half term - I hope they're not expecting peaches again. Maybe you have lots of apples/pears now though.

We have coxs apples in the draws wrapped in tissue paper Dawn , we didn't do very well with the pears its a new tree , more next year we hope .. :o)

Sound scrummy Amy - they'll love them.

AMY!! Mine are alive after all. Three of them have green shoots.

Oh Dawn i'm soooo pleased , you must be so excited ...LOL.. I'm thrilled for you xx

I am thrilled Amy, they just looked dead but looks like they had their roots down. The leaves are very tiny, I am excited, lol