It's winter allergy season in North Texas. Here's what's responsible for cedar fever
Are you rubbing your eyes and clearing your throat more than usual? Blame the trees. In Texas, Ashe juniper trees, also known as mountain cedars, a...
Are you rubbing your eyes and clearing your throat more than usual? Blame the trees. In Texas, Ashe juniper trees, also known as mountain cedars, are the culprit behind the allergy condition called cedar fever, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service. Around mid-December, juniper trees begin pollinating for the season, and it's usually triggered by cold weather. After an arctic blast sent temperatures plummeting in Dallas-Fort Worth ahead of the holidays, cedar pollen production kicked off — and it could surge in 2023 — said Jonathan Motsinger, Central Texas operations department head with the Forest Service.