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Does Spanish moss harm live oak trees?

It's a common myth that Spanish moss damages live oak trees. Find out the truth and learn about the benefits of Spanish moss for wildlife.
NOLA.com

A rolling stone gathers no moss, but your trees might and this kind can cause problems.

Put plainly, ball moss isn’t pretty. While Spanish moss can look like a sophisticated adornment, greenish-gray clumps of ball ...
Ever After in the Woods

This Florida Cinema Is Hidden Beneath Majestic Oak Trees And Dripping Spanish Moss

Discover Enzian Theater in Maitland, Florida, a one-screen cinema hidden under mossy oaks, showing cult classics, indie films ...

AIKEN MASTER GARDENERS: Spanish moss is the pride of the coastal South

In the Lowcountry, live oaks are lavishly decorated in gray-bearded Spanish moss. Why aren’t live oaks lining South Boundary ...
Post and Courier

Spanish moss is iconic and popular on Lowcountry trees. But it's not for decorating indoors.

The dangling strands of Spanish moss commonly found hanging from live oak and crape myrtle trees in the Southeast are so alluring that some might want to bring it indoors to decorate. But scientists ...