tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207856767845378292.post7979375881231024963..comments2023-05-01T07:50:55.593-07:00Comments on My Life Among the Lithops (and Other Strange Plants): Weekend Walkabout: Alert Gardener Spots Tillie Tree!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888328097434089820noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207856767845378292.post-26738345854531086542013-09-01T04:02:59.936-07:002013-09-01T04:02:59.936-07:00Tillandsias reproduce by offsets (pups) and by see...Tillandsias reproduce by offsets (pups) and by seeds. The pups may stick with the mother plant, or fall off of it at various stages and sizes, depending on the species. Seeds are very small and can be carried by birds, other animals, insects, or the wind. Growth of a new plant by seed is incredibly slow, though. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12888328097434089820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207856767845378292.post-34195293752497358542013-08-30T21:05:35.503-07:002013-08-30T21:05:35.503-07:00Very interesting Marla. How do the tillandsias ge...Very interesting Marla. How do the tillandsias get to the tree in the first place? Is it via seeds, or fruit, or are the small plants carried by some type of animal? Perhaps the reason this tree has so many is due to the way they travel from existing habitat to new habitat. Here in Maryland we have a lot of mistletoe in many of the trees. It is spread by birds moving the sticky fruit, usually on their feet. If the birds frequent a particular tree, that tree is more likely to end up with mistletoe on it. Ecology is a complicated business sometimes. :) Have a Great Labor Day.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13557615556014224724noreply@blogger.com