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Best Low-Pollen Trees for Allergy-Free Western Gardens

Horticulturist Thomas Ogren, author of Safe Sex in the Garden, ranks plants by allergy potential. Below are trees with pollen-free or near pollen-free ratings, suitable for fall planting in the West. Visit www.allergyfree-gardening.com for more.

Alpine totara (Podocarpus nivalis ‘Green Queen’, ‘Little Lady’)
Box elder (Acer negundo ‘Variegata’)
Chinese fan palm (Livistona chinensis)
Eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana ‘Canaertii’, ‘Chamberlaynii’, ‘Pendula Virdis’)
English holly (Ilex aquifolium ‘San Gabriel’)
Narrowleaf ash (Fraxinus angustifolia ‘Flame’)
Paul’s Scarlet hawthorn (Crataegus laevigata ‘Paul’s Scarlet’)

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