Growing mistletoe on apple trees

I'll wizz it to general gardening, as most folk don't eat mistletoe.

I did it quite a few years ago.

Just scraped a few berries in the axils of the espalier trained tree & lo & behold - it grew.

Tree died a few years later, not sure if connected or not.

It got bad mildew then "bought it".

I have three bunches of mistletoe growing on three separate trees.  I just wiped the seed on the bark at the crook of a branch.  Five years later and still no berries, they might all be males. if so I'll cut a couple out.   Cheers,   Tony.

I am told it weakens trees significantly. But commercial growers seem to make it work. I tried to grow it in an old apple and an old silver birch but failed each time so I am no real expert. Not too common out our way (North Lincs) in any case and perhaps that is a factor.
R