I am amazed at the size of the mistletoe that grows in my little apple tree. Another thing we are self-sufficient in. I noticed it about three years ago as a small bud – my first thought was it is a  new little branch.  I’m not at all surprised that I have it there, in the nearby cemetery and fields the trees have huge  bunches of it.

This year is the first time I have cut a few branches of it. The tree isn’t anything special, it was a poorly specimen that I moved from  my other plot so I don’t mind it is playing a host to this parasite.