Spanish Moss
by Kathy White
Title
Spanish Moss
Artist
Kathy White
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Spanish moss is a flowering plant that grows upon larger trees, commonly the Southern Live Oak or Bald Cypress in the southeastern United States. Sometimes called the "air plant", it propagates both by seed and vegetatively by fragments that blow on the wind and stick to tree limbs, or are carried by birds as nesting material. While it rarely kills the trees, it lowers their growth rate by reducing the amount of light to a tree's own leaves. It has been used for many things through the years, including building insulation, mulch, packing material, mattress stuffing, and fiber. In the early 1900s, it was used commercially in the padding of car seats. In 1939, over 10,000 tons of processed Spanish moss was produced. It is still collected today in smaller quantities for use in arts and crafts, or for beddings for flower gardens.
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October 31st, 2012
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