Wednesday, April 27, 2005
Phenology: Oak pollen almost done
- Posted by Tom Kimmerer - 3:23:53 PM -
| Oak
flowering in central Kentucky is almost done for the year. This is good
news for allergy sufferers, here in the pollen capital of the US.
Oak catkins (male flowers, pictured on the right is scarlet oak) are
dropping from the trees, and pollen counts are declining. This has been
a good year for oak flowers, with no late-season frosts. Most of the
wind-pollinated trees flower early (oak, elm, hackberry, hickory)
before or at the time of first leaf flush. For the remainder of the
season, insect-pollinated trees will continue flowering. These do not
pose problems for people with allergies, since they do not release
large amounts of pollen. However, grass pollens will begin to pick up
shortly. |  |
- Posted by Tom Kimmerer - 3:23:53 PM -
