Shortages mean mistletoe gets the kiss-off this year

Article by: JEFF STRICKLER , Star Tribune
Updated: December 14, 2011 - 8:23 AM

The traditional holiday decoration has been so devastated by the Texas drought that retailers are struggling to find any.

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cutthebullDec. 14, 11 7:12 AM

Odd that a plant that is so prominent in Norse/Germanic myth and custom requires such mild climates for growing - one would think that a hardier variety of it would be available for growing in climates more like this one.

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