The most isolated tree is a Norwegian spruce growing on Campbell Island in Antarctica. Its closest tree neighbor is about 120 miles away, in the Auckland Islands.

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There are approximately 100 species of mistletoe native to the United States. This evergreen does not grow in soil but on the tops of tree branches. Mistletoes are hemiparasitic, meaning they obtain part of their food from an external source. The plants absorb food from the sap of trees through specialized roots called haustoria.The scientific name Phoradendron comes from the Greek words phor and dendron, meaning tree thief.


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