yellow season here again

[Rindaloo]

quote:Originally posted by pookie

 no, but I've been attacked by the yellow stuff for the past four years and remember being told to drink the local tea if we suffered with hayfever from the pollen.

Don't worry Rindi...you'll know when the Pookies have arrived !!!:

Oh good, I was thinking I had my dates wrong, LOL!  No I was wondering if you knew that it was happening now.  I think there's a misunderstanding.  No one is disputing that the pollen can turn everything yellow.  But I cant see it happening here yet, though a friend thinks it is.  Certainly our tree hasn't started.

[farmer]

Sorry to say it, but I didn't stop to consider where those people suffering the Yellow dust deposits actually live. I guess it must be a very localised thing, some sort of micro - climate.
Certainly over the past five years there have been heavy pollen deposits in the general Fethiye / Calis area, so much so that the sea in front of Calis Beach has actually taken a yellowish hue.
The earliest this has happened though is in mid to late April.

The recent dust on all the cars in the Catalarik, Gunlukbasi / Calis areas, much bemoaned by the owners, has been reported as Orange - Red.
 The only yellow pollen I have personally seen in my garden so far this year has been from my Peach tree. It came into bloom a month ago. This particular tree always blossoms and friuts very early. So much so that I picked the last fruit from it on the 7th June last year. I guess this proves the micro - climate point, and that anything is possible, naturewise, in Turkey

farmer

[cheers]

Whatever it is its there - just keep dusting!!

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[stuart]

definate dusting of yellow pine pollen in fethiye last few days, made worse by the high winds on monday and tues, yesterday wind came up in the afternoon and there was a yellow haze with clouds of the stuff. if you look closely at the pine trees just now you can see the flowers and where its coming from. happens this time every year but seems worse this year.

[kevman]

Definately got a lovely covering of yellow stuff on my balcony this morning...A bit close to the mountain me thinks!!!!

[Rindaloo]

Yup, yellow season it is.  Must be our almond tree.