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Old 12-07-2012, 07:48 PM
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Originally Posted by jimbo2012 View Post
I met someone today that said all oak trees R usually removed because they attract Spanish moss.

Then the Spanish moss kills the oak tree by suffocating it, I would need have the moss removed on a regular basis.

This doesn't sound right I see huge Oak 50+ feet high with moss that look great.

this sound right?
According to Wikipedia, spanish moss rarely kills the tree but it will lower the growth rate of the tree.
(And it looks so pretty on all the trees in TV)

Spanish moss - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia