plants that grow on trees or needs trees to survive.. thanks
2007-11-04 23:47:59 · 8 answers · asked by ilovepurple 5 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
orchids for sure (dendrobium/ cymbidium, etc)....
air plants (like old man's beard (tillandsia usnoides)...)
bromeliads....
epiphyllum family (eg: night flowering cerus, easter cactus)....
rainforest trees (ficus)
ferns (eg: bird's nest/ stag - horn and - elk horn)
parasites (like mistletoe , lichen...)
is that enough? how many did i get?
2007-11-05 00:03:57 · answer #1 · answered by rapturousmermaid 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiphyte
Mosses
Orchids
bromeliads such as Spanish moss
"Some epiphytic plants are large trees that begin their lives high in the forest canopy. Over decades they send roots down the trunk of a host tree eventually overpowering and replacing it. The strangler fig and the northern rātā (Metrosideros spp.) of New Zealand are examples of this. Epiphytes that end up as free standing trees are also called hemiphytes."
2007-11-05 00:39:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ressurection fern
Spanish moss
Mushrooms
Poison Oak and Ivy
I've seen hemlock growing in maple trees.
2007-11-05 00:09:06 · answer #3 · answered by reynwater 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mistletoe...it is a parasitic plant that grows on apple trees
2007-11-04 23:55:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you mean flowers that grow on trees:
Magnolias
Camellias
Orchids
Apple Blossom
Cherry Blossom
Dogwood
Pear Blossoms
Citrus Blossom
Redbud
Crepe Myrtle
2007-11-05 01:53:30 · answer #5 · answered by hopflower 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Billbergia nutans (Queen's Tears) is another.
http://www.emerisa.com/product.aspx?p=9656
2007-11-05 08:33:19 · answer #6 · answered by booboo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
google epiphytes
mistletoe, staghorn, elkhorn, tree fern, maidenhair fern, bromeliad
2007-11-04 23:57:24 · answer #7 · answered by OzDonna 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think orchids are the only one...
2007-11-04 23:51:31 · answer #8 · answered by Music23 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋