We just moved to Jacksonville from up north and I want to know if Spanish moss is harming my oak trees. There is also some kind of gray-green moss growing on the trunks. Let’s talk about Spanish ...

Most likely it is. Spanish moss is the most common name for this epiphytic plant, which are plants that grow on others but don’t rely on their hosts for nutrients. Some of its other names are… ...

Normally, I love driving down the back roads of the North Suncoast. On canopy roads, the trees arch overhead, their limbs draped with Spanish moss. In open fields, the limbs of a solitary oak ...

We just moved to Jacksonville from up north and I want to know if Spanish moss is harming my oak trees. There is also some kind of gray-green moss growing on the trunks. Let’s talk about Spanish ...

The story is a nice read but has major flaws. Spanish moss is not an environmental problem. Points about Spanish moss: - It's an epiphyte, not a parasite. - It takes advantage of slow growing or ...

Wrongly declared parasitic by misinformed folks, Spanish moss colonizes tree branches strictly for support. Dying trees, sometimes heavily draped with these bromeliads, are pointed to as proof ...

Spanish moss. Spanish moss is another plant commonly seen in trees. It is a close relative of the pineapple and is found in warm humid climates like Florida's.

That said, many people are still convinced that it is a detriment to the trees, because they see Spanish moss proliferating in weakened or declining trees. We may see more air plants on stressed ...

Spanish moss is a "very opportunistic" plant in that its seeds can simply blow onto tree branches, germinate and grow into long, gray strands. It's random where it finds a host.

The University of Florida/IFAS does not recommend killing Spanish moss with sprays, since it is not a parasite or is harming the trees. Q: I notice that everybody else's amaryllis plants are blooming.

Contrary to popular belief, Spanish moss doesn’t actively kill the trees on which it grows. Eventually, it can stunt their growth because if it gets thick enough, light has a hard time making ...

Q. Have I endangered my mango tree by hanging a few strips of Spanish moss from the branches? At first I put it in the center of the branches but noticed bugs collected there. I was afraid the ...