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CAPE FEAR MEMORIAL BRIDGE CLOSURE: UPDATES, RESOURCES, AND CONTEXT

The Kiss of Mistletoe

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Mistletoe has been  a staple of the Christmas season for as long as we all can remember. It brings to mind warm cider, holiday parties, and flirtatious pecks beneath its leaves. However, Andy Wood also knows that the survival of this symbol of peace also means limb swelling and nutrient deficiency for whatever tree it happens to occupy.

Andy Wood, a WHQR commentator since February 1987, is an ecologist and conservation educator with an affinity for ecosystem habitats in and around southeastern North Carolina, and the plants, wildlife, and people they support. A collection of Andy’s commentaries is collected into his first book, Backyard Carolina: Two Decades of Public Radio Commentary.