4 New Patents- Morgellons

[Doc Holliday]

Hey their folk's! I don't feel that's totally right carla! their is a lot in nature folk's don't understand, the Ebola virus that broke out in Africa, was dug up from the ground, their are ancient organisms that have been unearthed by massive clear cutting of old time Forrest and introduced to mankind (ergo) new disease, but on the other hand man is messing with nature by introducing new organisms via gene splicing, just watched a program on the history ch., bees all round the wold are dieing off, could it be the new plant,s that produce pollen that is toxic---mmmm could bee

[Venetia]

Originally Posted by Doc Holliday

hey their folk's! I don't feel that's totally right carla! their is a lot in nature folk's don't understand, the Ebola virus that broke out in Africa, was dug up from the ground, their are ancient organisms that have been unearthed by massive clear cutting of old time Forrest and introduced to mankind (ego) new disease, but on the other hand man is messing with nature by introducing new organisms via gene splicing, just watched a program on the history ch., bees all round the wold are dieing off, could it be the new plant,s that produce pollen that is toxic---mmmm could bee

Well hey there Doc! Think you may have gotten on the wrong thread but that's ok- I can roll with that.

Since you bring up the Dwarf Mistletoe- (pollen that is toxic) it gives me a chance to post about it-

Not a patent I don't think-

Dwarf Mistletoe Reveals Its Sexual Secrets

Dwarf Mistletoe Reveals Its Sexual Secrets



Mistletoe

[Doc Holliday]

Originally Posted by Venetia

Well hey there Doc! Think you may have gotten on the wrong thread but that's ok- I can roll with that.

Since you bring up the Dwarf Mistletoe- (pollen that is toxic) it gives me a chance to post about it-

Not a patent I don't think- but it's Sunday....

Dwarf Mistletoe Reveals Its Sexual Secrets

Dwarf Mistletoe Reveals Its Sexual Secrets


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New research shows that the dwarf mistletoe, a member of the same Viscaceae family as the better-known Christmas varieties, is truly worthy of being hung with pride. The stubby variety might be a clumpy green parasite of conifers, but it turns out to have the world's only water-pump seed ejection system. One that can fire a seed up to a dazzling 20 meters (65 feet). So who are you calling a dwarf now?
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The seeds of the larger Christmas mistletoes (Viscum album and Phoradendron serotinum, parasites respectively of trees in Europe and the eastern U.S.) are dispersed by birds. Indeed, "mistletoe" literally means "turd on a twig." This refers to the fact that offspring of these parasitic plants start to grow on a new tree host after being eaten and deposited by a bird, complete with their own kick-start fertilizer.
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Mistletoe

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Mistletoe is the yellow-green growth sometimes called “witch’s broom” that invades piñon and juniper trees. Our particular variety of mistletoe here in northern New Mexico is the Piñon dwarf mistletoe (Arceuthobium divaricatum), a small, parasitic plant. The external shoots are yellow-green to brown, have small scale-like leaves at the nodes of shoots, and are perennial. Mistletoe extracts nutrients and water from the branches of the host tree eventually killing the branch.

Dwarf Mistletoe (Arceuthobium spp.) infest pines and other conifers in forests, and can be a problem in forest landscapes of the northern New Mexico high desert.

LIFE CYCLE AND BIOLOGY

Mistletoe plants are either female (produce berries) or male (produce only pollen). The berries of the female plant are small, sticky, and whitish. Dwarf mistletoes have mature stems less than 6 to 8 inches long. Dwarf mistletoe shoots are non-woody, segmented, and have small scale-like leaves. Dwarf mistletoe seeds are spread mostly by their forcible discharge from fruit, which can propel seeds horizontally into trees up to 30 to 40 feet away.

After the mistletoe seed germinates, it grows through the bark and into the tree’s water-conducting tissues, where root-like structures called haustoria develop. The haustoria gradually extend up and down within the branch as the mistletoe grows. Initially, the parasitic plant grows slowly; it may take years before the plant blooms and produces seed.

DAMAGE

Dwarf mistletoe absorbs both water and mineral nutrients from its host trees. Healthy trees can tolerate a few mistletoe branch infections, but individual branches may be weakened or sometimes killed. Heavily infested trees may be reduced in vigor, stunted, or even killed, especially if they are stressed by other problems such as drought or disease.

Next- the Bees.....

sooo funny how the heck did that happen, almost like Alice in wounder land --really weird

[brat789]

Wow, fascinating. Its creepy how hardy these things are and "smart". I have to laugh that at Christmas time people kiss under "turd on a twig". LOL How Romantic!

[Venetia]

That is too funny Brat- "turd on a twig"


If people only realized what they drag into their homes (and pay good money for) at Christmas time..

I'm thinking about all the pine trees in various stages of disease too.


Stolen: Potatoes and pine trees | SummitDaily.com

I love what the woman at the above link had to say towards the end of the story above.... she lives in the Rockies and is commenting on the beetles killing off the lodgepole pines in her area (part of the Dwarf Mistletoe eco-cycle).


We now bring furniture with the fungal wood (pine and other) into our homes.

B.C. Blue Pine Info




Beetle kill gives industry new life - The Denver Post

Beetle kill gives industry new life

[Doc Holliday]

Originally Posted by Venetia

Well hey there Doc! Think you may have gotten on the wrong thread but that's ok- I can roll with that.

Since you bring up the Dwarf Mistletoe- (pollen that is toxic) it gives me a chance to post about it-

Not a patent I don't think- but it's Sunday....

Dwarf Mistletoe Reveals Its Sexual Secrets

Dwarf Mistletoe Reveals Its Sexual Secrets


Fair use

Excerpt:

New research shows that the dwarf mistletoe, a member of the same Viscaceae family as the better-known Christmas varieties, is truly worthy of being hung with pride. The stubby variety might be a clumpy green parasite of conifers, but it turns out to have the world's only water-pump seed ejection system. One that can fire a seed up to a dazzling 20 meters (65 feet). So who are you calling a dwarf now?
end

Excerpt:

The seeds of the larger Christmas mistletoes (Viscum album and Phoradendron serotinum, parasites respectively of trees in Europe and the eastern U.S.) are dispersed by birds. Indeed, "mistletoe" literally means "turd on a twig." This refers to the fact that offspring of these parasitic plants start to grow on a new tree host after being eaten and deposited by a bird, complete with their own kick-start fertilizer.
end



Mistletoe

Fair use

Excerpt;

Mistletoe is the yellow-green growth sometimes called “witch’s broom” that invades piñon and juniper trees. Our particular variety of mistletoe here in northern New Mexico is the Piñon dwarf mistletoe (Arceuthobium divaricatum), a small, parasitic plant. The external shoots are yellow-green to brown, have small scale-like leaves at the nodes of shoots, and are perennial. Mistletoe extracts nutrients and water from the branches of the host tree eventually killing the branch.

Dwarf Mistletoe (Arceuthobium spp.) infest pines and other conifers in forests, and can be a problem in forest landscapes of the northern New Mexico high desert.

LIFE CYCLE AND BIOLOGY

Mistletoe plants are either female (produce berries) or male (produce only pollen). The berries of the female plant are small, sticky, and whitish. Dwarf mistletoes have mature stems less than 6 to 8 inches long. Dwarf mistletoe shoots are non-woody, segmented, and have small scale-like leaves. Dwarf mistletoe seeds are spread mostly by their forcible discharge from fruit, which can propel seeds horizontally into trees up to 30 to 40 feet away.

After the mistletoe seed germinates, it grows through the bark and into the tree’s water-conducting tissues, where root-like structures called haustoria develop. The haustoria gradually extend up and down within the branch as the mistletoe grows. Initially, the parasitic plant grows slowly; it may take years before the plant blooms and produces seed.

DAMAGE

Dwarf mistletoe absorbs both water and mineral nutrients from its host trees. Healthy trees can tolerate a few mistletoe branch infections, but individual branches may be weakened or sometimes killed. Heavily infested trees may be reduced in vigor, stunted, or even killed, especially if they are stressed by other problems such as drought or disease.

Next- the Bees.....

ooops how does that happen--sorry Ven.

[Venetia]

NO problemo doc - will continue with the Dwarf's later... and the bees maybe.

[Doc Holliday]

Originally Posted by Venetia

NO problemo doc - will continue with the Dwarf's later... and the bees maybe.

thankyee some times, ya just in the wrong place it seems