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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

I am afraid it will hurt the tree. A: Spanish moss is a common air plant or epiphytes that we see in the trees in North Florida. It really is part of our Southern charm.

Spanish moss is an epiphyte, an organism which requires the host only for support and protection. Spanish moss does not feed directly on the tree but obtains its nutrients from the air and rain.

I am afraid it will hurt the tree. A: Spanish moss is a common air plant or epiphytes that we see in the trees in North Florida. It really is part of our Southern charm.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Question: Our new home site has two large oaks loaded with Spanish moss. Can the moss choke the trees?Answer: Spanish moss and its relative, ball moss, are often of concern but normally little ...

Spanish moss grows in harmony with many of our native trees and gives a "Deep South" look to our live oaks. In some cases, the moss will get extremely heavy and could break a branch.