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 ...

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.

Spanish moss, Tillandsea usneoides, also called Florida moss, long moss and graybeard is not a true moss. It is an epiphyte, a type of air plant that makes its own food by catching moisture and ...

Question: Since Hurricane Irma, my shrubs and flowers have been covered with Spanish moss. I removed a lot but will what remains harm them? Answer: A scattering of Spanish moss among your plants is… ...

It's actually neither Spanish nor a moss. Spanish moss is one of those plants everyone knows at least one fun fact about. For me, growing up visiting my aunt and uncle on St. Simons Island ...

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.

It is important to set the plants in the garden at least sometime during March to ensure a good fruit set before the really hot weather returns. Spanish moss engulfing crape myrtle.

Researchers collected samples of Spanish moss and a close relative, ball moss, on Cumberland Island, Georgia, to see what was in residence. They counted a total of 3,297 bugs, including spiders ...