Yellow mistletoe
Yellow mistletoe in the snow
A splash of colour in an otherwise black-and-white world, this type of mistletoe is common here, growing on the boughs of oak trees.
I haven’t been able to get much information about it locally, other than the generalised opinion that it’s ‘bad’, and I haven’t found the internet much help either.
Young, green berries
The berries start green, and then turn yellow. They aren’t white at any stage like regular mistletoe, and the leaves are different.
Apart from that, the 2 parasites seem to behave very similarly.
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See from your photos and the news that you are having some rough winter weather in Italy. Hope you are well and food-stocks lasting – and that Spring isn’t too far away (despite the ominous berries).
Thank you for your good wishes. We are bearing up, but very definitely looking forward to the Spring.