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
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