Spanish moss is a "very opportunistic" plant in that its seeds can simply blow onto tree branches, germinate and grow into long, gray strands. It's random where it finds a host.

Spanish moss absorbs water through tiny scales on its surface, allowing it to retain more water than it needs to survive. Along with the sun it enjoys by lying and draping around the branches of large ...

Spanish moss does not harm the trees it grows on. Although Spanish moss grows on trees, it is not a parasite . It doesn’t put down roots in the tree it grows on, nor does it take nutrients from it.

Spanish moss is seldom seen on palmettos (sabal palms), probably because the palm fronds are constantly falling off as the tree grows. I have often wondered why Spanish moss is uncommon on pine trees.

But for healthy trees, Spanish moss just makes them look chic. I recently picked up a clump of Spanish moss blown out of a southern live oak in Beaufort, and found the undamaged nest of a yellow ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – Spanish moss is not Spanish, but it was almost French—and these are just a few of the secrets the moss, that’s not even really a moss, has been hiding in the ...

Spanish moss is not Spanish, but it was almost French—and these are just a few of the secrets the moss, that’s not even really a moss, has been hiding in the swamps of Louisiana.

Spanish moss is seldom seen on palmettos (sabal palms), probably because the palm fronds are constantly falling off as the tree grows. I have often wondered why Spanish moss is uncommon on pine trees.