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Don t miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. If you suffer from spring allergies, this would be a good time to know what plants are affecting your comfort. Right now, many trees are dumping their pollen. Most trees are wind pollinated and produce lots of pollen. They depend on the wind to move pollen around â and up your nose. Although some trees and shrubs produce both male and female flowers, many are dioecious, meaning that male and female flowers are on separate plants. It is thus to their advantage to produce their (insignificant-looking) flowers and lots of pollen before the leaves get in the way. Which for me, is right now. Showy flowers do not necessarily mean that trees like catalpa are low on the aggravation index (they are rated 8 of 10 on the index), but others like magnolias are lower. Both of those are pollinated by insects. ....
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Pollen allergies are getting worse each year. Climate change and sexism are to blame Are allergies getting worse? Yes and you can thank botanical sexism for that. Unsurprisingly, a lot of it is the males’ fault but not the human males, the tree males. Seriously, planting a lot of male trees is a good part of what’s causing your allergies to flare. The other culprit may be climate change.
You may have noticed that, in recent years, allergies (and pollen allergies in particular) have gotten much worse. Especially in urban areas, they affect more people and tend to produce stronger effects than they used to. It’s easy to speculate on why this is happening: it could be the polluted air in cities, our immune systems growing weaker, or even the fact that trees have a harder life in urban areas. However, one researcher believes there’s something else behind this issue: botanical sexism. ....