Comments on: Pollen allergy season begins in Japan! http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/02/18/pollen-allergy-season-begins-in-japan/ Japan News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:31:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: James http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/02/18/pollen-allergy-season-begins-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-13745 James Sun, 18 Feb 2007 10:49:15 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=1184#comment-13745 Actually, the forests are a 20th century disease, because they were artificially created. In many cases, already-existing natural forests that had existed for a long time were cleared so that more cedar forests could be planted. Actually, the forests are a 20th century disease, because they were artificially created. In many cases, already-existing natural forests that had existed for a long time were cleared so that more cedar forests could be planted.

]]> By: junya http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/02/18/pollen-allergy-season-begins-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-13738 junya Sun, 18 Feb 2007 10:30:00 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=1184#comment-13738 indiscriminate tree clearing to deal with a 20th century disease doesn't make too much sense to me. (unless forests are a 20th century disease to you). :) indiscriminate tree clearing to deal with a 20th century disease doesn’t make too much sense to me. (unless forests are a 20th century disease to you). :)

]]> By: V http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/02/18/pollen-allergy-season-begins-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-13718 V Sun, 18 Feb 2007 08:59:04 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=1184#comment-13718 Yeah, cut down the damn trees, its the only solution >.> Interesting thing someone told me about hayfever from trees in the UK at least (it wouldn't surprise me if the tactic is used more widely); one of the reasons people suffer more now from hayfever than they used to is that in municipal locations local councils deliberately plant more male trees than female trees to avoid complaints from local residents when the fruits fall on their parked cars. The male trees produce more pollen. Yeah, cut down the damn trees, its the only solution >.>

Interesting thing someone told me about hayfever from trees in the UK at least (it wouldn’t surprise me if the tactic is used more widely); one of the reasons people suffer more now from hayfever than they used to is that in municipal locations local councils deliberately plant more male trees than female trees to avoid complaints from local residents when the fruits fall on their parked cars. The male trees produce more pollen.

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