‘You’re kind of stuck’: Allergist explains the roots of Central Alabama’s pollen problem [Video]

GENDER? THERE ARE BOY TREES AND THERE ARE GIRL TREES. AND YOU’LL NEVER GUESS WHICH ONE IS BLAMED FOR MAKING THE POLLEN OR THE MALE TREES. WVTM 13 LISA CRANE LIVE IN LOCAL. SHE’S BEEN DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THIS. LISA, WHO KNEW? YEAH, BOTANIST FOR SURE. MAYBE SOME HORTICULTURE ARTISTS AND OTHER SCIENTISTS. BUT THIS WAS NEWS TO ME AS WELL. SO IT IS VERY SCIENCE Y. BUT TO MAKE IT IN GENERAL TERMS, BASICALLY MALE TREES MAKE UP THE POLLEN. THE FEMALE TREES HAVE THE SEEDS. NOW YOU MAY BE SAYING THEN WHY NOT PLANT ALL FEMALE TREES AND WE CAN AVOID ALL THESE HEALTH ISSUES CAUSED BY THE POLLEN. BUT IT’S NOT THAT SIMPLE. ALL NATURE IN SPRINGTIME TIME, THE BIRDS, THE FLOWERS AND THE POLLEN. THIS IS LIKE THE WORST SPRING THAT I FEEL LIKE WE’VE HAD IN THE PAST 3 OR 4 YEARS. THERE IS …