Misteltoe?

Is this Mistletoe growing on my two year old pear tree?

If so, how to best get rid of it.

TFN

Yes, and I don’t know…

Katy

Well, I tried something, let’s see how well it works. Since I caught it so small, I broke it off and drilled into the tree about 1/2 of an inch with my portable drill to try to destroy as much of the mistletoe as possible, then painted it back over with latex paint. Time will tell…

TFN

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According to Gardening Know How:
To kill mistletoe growth permanently, cut back the leaves and stems to the wood and then wrap the area with wide black polyethylene to block light and prevent it from re-sprouting.

Well, so far so good. I see no signs of the mistletoe trying to re-sprout, and it does not seem to be detrimental to the tree.

TFN

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