Urban Trees and Allergies in North Florida

Jennifer A. Seitz and Francisco J. Escobedo

Release Date: 3/19/2024

Reviewed At: 11/14/2024

DOI: 10.32473/edis-fr268-2009

Natural Resources

Abstract

Trees are an integral part of our communities. They are a source of shade, beauty, community empowerment, and environmental benefits. Trees and tree pollen can also be a headache for people with allergies. Proper landscape planning and species selection can reduce the potential that trees will cause problems for people with pollen allergies, and a few simple steps will minimize the effects of pollen around your home.

About this Publication

This document is FOR 206, one of a series of the School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date February 2009. Revised February 2021 and February 2024. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

About the Authors

Jennifer A. Seitz, former Extension associate, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences; and Francisco J. Escobedo, professor, Universidad del Rosario, Grupo de Investigación en Ecología Funcional y Ecosistémica (EFE) Bogotá, Colombia; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, 32611.

How to Cite

Seitz, J. A., & Escobedo, F. (2009). Urban Trees and Allergies in North Florida. EDIS, 2009(2). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fr268-2009

Authors

Francisco J. Escobedo

former associate professor, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences

Jennifer Seitz

former Project Learning Tree state coordinator, UF/IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, Gainesville, FL

Contacts

Basil Iannone III

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University of Florida

associate professor and state Extension specialist, residential landscape ecology, UF/IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, Gainesville, FL

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