Mistletoe is a woody partial-parasite that grows on the branches of many types of trees. The white sticky fruit are dispersed by birds

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Mistletoe is a woody partial-parasite that grows on the branches of trees. The white sticky fruit are dispersed by birds and found on a wide variety of species, from apple to hawthorn and poplar

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Location: Scarborough, UK
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