{"id":322553,"date":"2026-03-10T14:17:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T14:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/322553\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T14:17:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T14:17:20","slug":"tree-pollen-ramps-up-across-central-north-carolina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/322553\/","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\/nz\/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":322554,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[174274,134,527,111,139,69,137608],"class_list":{"0":"post-322553","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-healthcare","8":"tag-174274","9":"tag-health","10":"tag-healthcare","11":"tag-new-zealand","12":"tag-newzealand","13":"tag-nz","14":"tag-priority"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322553","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=322553"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322553\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/322554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=322553"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=322553"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=322553"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}