Pollen forecasters, such as AccuWeather, are predicting the pollen count to stay high for the foreseeable future. That yellow dust you’re seeing everywhere is mostly oak tree pollen.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Perhaps the second most dreaded pollen during the year, just behind cedar season, is the oak season. Oak tree pollen is extremely allergenic and, unfortunately, its season is long.

Oak catkins are the male flowers of oak trees, appearing as long, drooping tassels that release pollen. They are typically found hanging from branches in spring, often before the leaves fully develop.

In North Florida, trees may start releasing pollen in February, and in some years as early as December. Unfortunately, these folks may have red, runny eyes and noses through the end of tree pollen ...

In a trend dubbed “botanical sexism,” Big Apple city planners planted far more pollen-producing male trees because they’re generally easier to maintain than females, which litter the ...