TIL that the reason Washington, DC and other US cities have such high amounts of pollen is because of "botanical sexism," where far higher numbers of male trees are planted since female trees have seeds and fruits, which are harder to clean up.

[todayilearned@noc.social]

TIL that the reason Washington, DC and other US cities have such high amounts of pollen is because of "botanical sexism," where far higher numbers of male trees are planted since female trees have seeds and fruits, which are harder to clean up.

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/health/how-male-trees-and-botanical-sexism-could-be-making-your-allergies-worse/3016480/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1tqev2r/til_that_the_reason_washington_dc_and_other_us/