The Florida Times-Union

Is Spanish moss harming my trees?

We just moved to Jacksonville from up north and I want to know if Spanish moss is harming my oak trees. There is also some kind of gray-green moss growing on the trunks. Let’s talk about Spanish moss ...
The Island Packet

Spanish moss: Where it came from, why it’s not really moss, and what its used for

Few sights are more evocative of the South than a spreading live oak tree festooned with Spanish moss -- “hanging down from the limbs like long gray beards,” as Mark Twain wrote in Huckleberry Finn.
KLTV

The rich history of Spanish moss

EAST TEXAS - A lady from Huntington called me this week complaining of Spanish moss in her oaks. She’s lived at her residence for over 20 years and this year was the first year that she found Spanish ...
The Ledger

Paraplegic Loves Spanish Moss

FLORAL CITY | Dawn Klug apparently loves Spanish moss more than anyone in Florida, if not the world. She lives in rural Citrus County, where Spanish moss hangs from every oak tree like Pa Kettle's ...
Gainesville

Spanish moss isn't a moss, or a parasite

There's something about live oaks draped in Spanish moss that defines The South. But Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides) is not just here; it has the largest distribution of any species in the ...
Tallahassee Democrat

Spanish moss, a native air plant, makes fluffy bedding for birds

My first experience with Spanish moss happened when I was a child visiting my aunt who lived on Old St. Augustine Road in Tallahassee. My family had driven all the way from New York. As we approached ...
WKRG

Here’s how Spanish Moss got its name

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 swamps of ...
Orlando Sentinel

What is Spanish moss, and how did it earn its name?

Perhaps you’ve gazed up at Sunshine State trees and noticed long, curly strands of organic material dangling and swaying in the breeze. Maybe you’ve wondered, “What are those scraggly strings?” Or ...
Gainesville

Romantic Spanish moss isn't harmful

A caller asks: Will Spanish moss kill my tree? The simple answer is: Most likely not. But sometimes it looks like it does. Spanish moss is one of the most endearing and enduring symbols of the lower ...
Business Wire

Krylon® Announces 2023 Color of the Year: Spanish Moss

CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A natural hue that brings the poetic expressions of nature into the home, Spanish Moss is the Krylon® 2023 Color of the Year. A nod to all things vintage, this familiar yet ...
Tallahassee Democrat

Romantic, spooky Spanish moss is cloaked in mystery

It's spooky, romantic, swaying, and quintessentially Southern: Spanish moss is a plant shrouded in mystery. What follows is "Spanish Moss 101," a brief course on this fascinating epiphyte. (Don't ...