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Thread #141464 Message #3256005
Posted By: GUEST,Eliza
13-Nov-11 - 04:44 AM
Thread Name: BS: Shooting down mistletoe???
Subject: RE: BS: Shooting down mistletoe???
In Tenbury, Worcestershire (UK) there is an ancient, traditional mistletoe and holly auction for wholesale trade, held every autumn. None of the stuff has been shot down, it's cut using long ladders. The mistletoe grows on apple trees (cultivated for cider) and the holly comes from ancient plantations. It seems a bit extreme to me to use a gun to harvest mistletoe!