Beijing tackles seed-cluster nuisance
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BEIJING will not plant female poplars or willows in urban areas over the next five years to address the problem of catkins, cotton-like seed clusters that fill the air and create a nuisance during spring.
Even when there is no smog, Beijing residents are often seen wearing masks in April and May to prevent catkins from invading their nostrils and mouths. Wang Xiaoping, an official with the Beijing municipal landscape and forestry bureau, said on Thursday that there are 2 million female poplars or willows in urban Beijing, accounting for 5.4 percent of the city’s planted trees.
The bureau now uses flower inhibitors to prevent them from producing catkins. Other measures include cleansing trees with high-pressure water guns and collecting the fallen seeds, he said.
Li Jing, a white-collar worker in Beijing, applauded the measures as she is allergic to catkins.
A mask has become a must for her in the spring.
“I have a runny nose and I sneeze,” she said.
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