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What you're seeing now is still tree pollen. In another month or so, the tree pollen will decline but the grass pollen will kick in for a few months. In late summer and fall the weed pollen will arrive.
The pine pollen is the yellow stuff that is everywhere. I wait until I see that all of the "sperminators" have fallen off before doing any cleaning. Hopefully, not too much longer.
No the pods are still in the trees. Next few days will be bad.
Pods are fruit. The pollen did its job weeks before pods grew.
And the abundant yellow pollen comes from male (small) cones of pine trees. So it depends slightly on the microclimate of the area but in general many of us assume a 4 to 5 week period. Then it’s time for the wash down. I like to look at the edges of ponds and lakes to notice the bright yellow pollen areas fading.
There's pollen in the air (from different species) through the growing season. Generally, trees are in spring, grasses in summer, and "weeds" in the fall.
The big yellow dust clouds are from pine pollen; you'll know it's ending when the spent "catkins" (the pine's male flowers - look kinda like caterpillars or corncobs, but maybe an inch long) are all over the ground. Apparently there are people who buy pine pollen by the gram as a health food? This should be a major export industry for NC...
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