Ashe juniper trees locked and loaded and ready to release their pollen into the air. It’s this pollen that causes the dreaded cedar fever every winter across Texas.

‌Cedar trees also have unique pollination patterns. Unlike most trees that pollinate in spring, cedar and Ashe juniper trees pollinate in the winter. They release pollen in the air immediately ...

Under those conditions, every single pollen cone on a juniper tree will open at one time, and it looks like the trees are on fire. It looks like there's smoke coming off of them," Edmonson said in ...

Mountain cedar season is here, NBC 5 Meteorologist Kevan Smith explains how to survive 'cedar fever' in Texas. While the ashe juniper's pollen isn't allergenic or harmful, experts said the pollen ...

Under those conditions, every single pollen cone on a juniper tree will open at one time, and it looks like the trees are on fire. It looks like there's smoke coming off of them," Edmonson said in ...

What we call “cedar trees” are a type of juniper tree — specifically Ashe juniper — named after William Willard Ashe (1872-1932), who was a pioneer forester for the U.S. Forest Service.

Hinojosa also claimed that cedar trees are detrimental to the water supply, adding that, if left unchecked, their growth could worsen power outages. "Ashe juniper canopies stop rainwater from ...

Texas Rep. Ellen Troxclair, R-Austin, filed HB 2239 on February 13, 2023, intending to limit municipal interference in the private removal of ashe juniper trees. Rep. Troxclair believes that ashe ...

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Jane Brown, holds a cutting from a male Ashe juniper or mountain cedar tree in 2001 in Fredericksburg. Cedar fever is gearing up across Texas but Native Americans found many medicinal uses for the ...