Assertion: mistletoe | /r/CapableOf | kill tree
Facets:
value: seldom
type: DEGREE
value: outright
type: MANNER
value: like other parasitic plants
type: MANNER
value: necessarily
type: MANNER
value: in time
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Can Mistletoe Kill a Tree?
text: Is the mistletoe actually killing the tree?
text: The length of time it takes for mistletoe to kill a tree depends on the age of the tree, how vigorous the tree is, and how heavily infested the tree is with mistletoe.
text: Mistletoe seldom kills a tree outright, but heavily infested limbs are stressed.
text: Mistletoe seldom kills a tree outright, according to plant pathologists at Texas AgriLife Extension, but heavily infested limbs are stressed.
text: Although this mistletoe will in time kill a tree it infects, it should not be considered a threat to forest health.
text: Even though mistletoe kills trees, studies have shown that when some species are removed from their ecosystem, birds suffer.
text: To plant pathologists and others who work with plant diseases, mistletoe is a serious plant parasite that weakens and kills trees.
text: Like other parasitic plants, it doesn’t necessarily kill the tree in which it is lodged because it makes most of its own food.