tree allergies

jmwesley, I used to be asthmatic. Concerning your cedar closet, it may occurr depending on how new is your closet or what kind of finishing it has. Anyway I would recommend you to visit www.asthmaknife.com there you can contact a very well know group of scientist that are currently eliminating many chronic disease from the world, so I am sure that your allergie won't be problem.

Regards,

John S.

I don't think jmwesley was asking about asthma. And I have never read about or heard of any "cure" for asthma.

But to answer jmwesley's question, I have looked for answers to that same question and there aren't many good ones. The best thing I found was from the American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology. They said that "Log or cedar homes do not present special problems for tree allergic individuals provided that well-cured wood is used in construction"

Any chemicals in the wood that might set off allergies also wouldn't be released unless you burned the wood or scraped it.

But I think you should ask your doctor specifically. If you do, tell us what the doctor tells you because I'm really curious!

I am not an expert by any means...however, the pollen is generally the culprit in most allergies.  I came across this site trying to determine if the Central Oregon juniper trees are what bother me so much.  Many years ago, I suffered from hay fever (sometimes my eyes would swell shut) and a poison oak allergy, but these disappeared.  I now live outside of Bend, OR surrounded by juniper trees and if anyone has any info regarding this, I would appreciate their input.