BEIJING: The Beijing municipal government will strengthen efforts to deal with the capital’s flying catkins, the cotton-like seed clusters that cause discomfort and fire hazards during spring, local authorities said.
Du Jianjun, an official with the Beijing municipal landscape and forestry bureau, said that flower inhibitor will be used on female poplars and willows to prevent them from producing catkins, and trees will be washed with high-pressure water guns and fallen seeds will be collected.
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