Figure 25.  Because mistletoe seed flight is short and life cycle is long, the infested area after treatment in an infested forest depends on patch size and age. The graph shows the proportion of a circular, treated area exposed to direct inoculum of dwarf mistletoe from the edge at the typical dispersal distance (10 m or 33 ft) and at the maximum dispersal distance (16 m or 52 ft). Also shown is the additional effect of lateral spread for 50 and 100 years after typical dispersal, assuming lateral spread rate for a single-storied stand of 0.5 m (1.5 ft) per year. BACK