Willow flakes are the seeds of the willow tree.

Willow wadding has white fluffy hairs on it, which scatters like flakes in the wind, so it is called willow wadding. It is a capsule, the seeds have long hairs, and the seeds of the willow family are small, without endosperm, and have long hairs at the base. Willow fruit cracking poplar flocculent on the fly around, scattered everywhere on the street will cause environmental pollution, willow is dioecious, only after pollination, development of seeds, will produce the so-called white flocculent flocculent. In general, the older the tree, the more flotsam produced.

Willow flocculation is a natural phenomenon in the process of plant growth and development, is a natural evolution of plant seed propagation and reproduction of offspring, with obvious seasonality and periodicity. Dry, high temperature, light, low humidity, a certain wind speed is easy to cause willow flakes. In sunny weather, generally 10:00 a.m. to 16:00 p.m. is the high incidence of willow flakes. In the morning and evening, as the temperature drops, the wind decreases, and willow flakes are reduced.

When willow flakes fly

Willow flakes start to fly around April and May. On a clear day, willow flakes usually fly from 10am to 4pm. Early in the morning and late in the evening, less willow flakes fly as temperatures and winds drop. Meteorologists say dryness, high temperatures, plenty of light, low humidity and certain wind speeds tend to cause willow flakes to float.

Minimize going outside on windy days and try to avoid flying spots. If you go out, you should wear a mask to cover your mouth and nose. When you get home, you need to clean your exposed skin promptly. It is not recommended to open windows for a long time during the flying season. You can use air body purifiers more often. The air body purifier can filter impurities in the air body, including flotsam.