This article doesn't actually refute the main claims: Cities (such as the one I live in) only allow "fruitless" varieties to be planted on the streets. These varieties are generally of the full male variety, and thus only produce pollen.

Yes, this isn't "sexism" and no the female trees wouldn't hoover up all of the pollen produced...but it still a problematic practice.

There are plenty of scientific studies that go into the electrodynamics of flowers, it's not a myth that they also can become electrically charged. See here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00359-017-1176-6#...