10-19-2007, 05:48 AM
The Olive Tree, especially Olea Europaea, is a known allergen. So be careful and get the low pollen variety.
They banned the use of them in landscaping in some AZ towns including Tucson because of the allergen issue and heavy water usage, although the latter is probably not an issue in Hawaii. Here are some bits of info I found.
http://allallergy.net/fapaidfind.cfm?cdeoc=1097
http://phoenix.about.com/od/health/a/allergy_2.htm (list 20 trees to avid if you have hay fever)
I know people in Phoenix who cut down their trees because of allergies. Or many will spray the trees before they bloom with a poison to prevent the flowering. In addition the olives are very messy and leave black stains. Although, with the mold around here the black olive stains should blend right in!
Susan
They banned the use of them in landscaping in some AZ towns including Tucson because of the allergen issue and heavy water usage, although the latter is probably not an issue in Hawaii. Here are some bits of info I found.
http://allallergy.net/fapaidfind.cfm?cdeoc=1097
http://phoenix.about.com/od/health/a/allergy_2.htm (list 20 trees to avid if you have hay fever)
I know people in Phoenix who cut down their trees because of allergies. Or many will spray the trees before they bloom with a poison to prevent the flowering. In addition the olives are very messy and leave black stains. Although, with the mold around here the black olive stains should blend right in!
Susan
Susan