Whether dangling from limbs of oaks, bald cypress or other trees, Spanish moss is a familiar sight to Floridians. Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides), totally unrelated to true mosses, ...

Spanish moss is commonly found on oak and cypress trees but can grow on other plants as well. Many home and land owners think Spanish moss kills their trees. This is not the case because the moss ...

Spanish moss. Spanish moss is better allowed to grow in larger trees, like oaks or bald cypress. Crape myrtles are small growing trees and can look overwhelmed with Spanish moss growing in them.

It’s almost impossible to think of the bayou state without having at least one vision of Spanish moss hanging from the outstretched, arthritic limbs of an aged live oak or cypress tree. But have ...

It’s almost impossible to think of the bayou state without having at least one vision of Spanish moss hanging from the outstretched, arthritic limbs of an aged live oak or cypress tree. But have ...

Q. Mobile, Charleston and New Orleans are noted for their magnificent live oak trees, many of which have Spanish moss hanging from their limbs. I have several questions about this gray plant. (1 ...

Q. Mobile, Charleston and New Orleans are noted for their magnificent live oak trees, many of which have Spanish moss hanging from their limbs. I have several questions about this gray plant. (1 ...

Spanish moss does not harm the trees it grows on. Although Spanish moss grows on trees, it is not a parasite . It doesn’t put down roots in the tree it grows on, nor does it take nutrients from it.

Spanish moss absorbs water through tiny scales on its surface, allowing it to retain more water than it needs to survive. Along with the sun it enjoys by lying and draping around the branches of large ...

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.