{"id":331809,"date":"2026-03-10T14:34:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T14:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/331809\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T14:34:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T14:34:19","slug":"tree-pollen-ramps-up-across-central-north-carolina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/331809\/","title":{"rendered":"Tree pollen ramps up across central North Carolina"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">DURHAM, N.C.  (WTVD) &#8212; Trees are waking up due to the recent warm spell we&#8217;ve experienced across central NC and that means <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc11.com\/post\/nc-weather-forecast-raleigh-durham-fayetteville-north-carolina\/44993\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">pollen counts are increasing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">In just a few short weeks, pine pollen will coat almost everything as the peak of the spring pollen season arrives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Luckily for allergy sufferers, pine pollen is less allergenic when compared to pollen grains from hardwood trees like hickory and oak, according to Professor Robert Bardon of NC State University.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Pine pollen grains are two to three times larger than other types of tree pollen. For this reason, it&#8217;s less likely to irritate the respiratory tract.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"hsDdd NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl vBqtr KrDt itslR zFTjo hakZw HlUVI \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/18696129_peakpollen030926.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The peak of pine pollen season is between late March and early April.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">It&#8217;s worth noting, tree pollen is often the cause of most spring allergies. For certain trees, the pollen season runs through the end of May.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Tree pollen counts tend to rise after sunrise. Mornings are typically more humid which reduces the dispersal of tree pollen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Afternoons are usually when pollen counts are highest as the air dries out, temperatures rise, and wind speeds pick up. This lifts the pollen into the air.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 WTVD-TV. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) &#8212; Trees are waking up due to the recent warm spell we&#8217;ve experienced across central&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":331810,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[163511,163,521,85,46,147771],"class_list":["post-331809","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-healthcare","tag-163511","tag-health","tag-healthcare","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-priority"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331809","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=331809"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331809\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/331810"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=331809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=331809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=331809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}