We just moved to Jacksonville from up north and I want to know if Spanish moss is harming my oak trees. There is also some kind of gray-green moss growing on the trunks. Let’s talk about Spanish moss ...

Q. There is lots of Spanish moss growing in our trees. Is it true that the moss can kill the trees? A. What would Florida be without Spanish moss draping from the trees? While it looks like it could ...

Spanish moss is a flowering plant belonging to the pineapple family (Bromeliads). The plant starts off as a feathery seed that floats on the air until lodging on a tree trunk or branch. If conditions ...

Q: Spanish moss is in my dogwood and crape myrtles. Should I spray it or leave it alone? I am afraid it will hurt the tree. A: Spanish moss is a common air plant or epiphytes that we see in the trees ...

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 bugs ...

Q: I have Spanish moss in my oak trees. My neighbor has his sprayed and removed. Should I do the same? I didn't think that Spanish moss got on trees that were healthy in the first place. Do you need ...

My Tuscarora crepe myrtle bush, near a large ash tree next door shedding Spanish moss, seems to be choking on the moss and/or gray lichen on its branches. How can I get the moss off without getting ...

Q. Mobile, Charleston and New Orleans are noted for their magnificent live oak trees, many of which have Spanish moss hanging from their limbs. I have several questions about this gray plant. (1) How ...

Spanish moss is better allowed to grow in larger trees, like oaks or bald cypress. Crape myrtles are small growing trees and can look overwhelmed with Spanish moss growing in them. (DAVID GRUNFELD, ...

A forest is really a community of plants and animals. Within this large community are smaller groups of living things that grow together. Even an individual tree often has an association of plants ...

Perhaps you’ve gazed up at Sunshine State trees and noticed long, curly strands of organic material dangling and swaying in the breeze. Maybe you’ve wondered, “What are those scraggly strings?” Or ...