Is the tree covered in ivy the same as the walnut/ailanthus/sumac foliage that we see above?

What I have been calling the "tree", appears to be a couple of plants.

Here are a couple better images:

http://postimg.org/image/qn19x5pyp/full/
http://postimg.org/image/8s50txju9/full/

No Poison Sumac, which is a swamp dweller.
Might be a combo of Bittersweet, Grape, Lilac
and the above mentioned Ailanthus.

This post was edited by saltcedar on Wed, Jul 10, 13 at 8:22

Very interesting. So, from a glance, does this look like it could be potentially dangerous to remove?

Felling any tree is potentially dangerous, is that what you mean?

Just in terms of poison oak/sumac/ivy, etc. Some people told me that the larger plant was entirely poison sumac (which I now know is false), but I want to perform some due diligence before sending someone in there.

We can't see the undergrowth which could be full of
Poison Ivy so there no way to predict what will happen.

if you want ID's of particular plant.. you need to provide PHOTOS of said leaves ...

and not copy/paste urls....

you come ask a bunch of experts.. they tell you it is not PS.... you take there word.. and then continue to have fear based on unknown sources.. who cant tell a PS from a lilac...

hire the job out.. if you are this afraid.... gardening should not be as anxiety ridden as this ....

or provide pixs of every single plant there.. so they can be ID'd ... w/o guessing from pix to far to focus on.. i think its a lilac.. but i cant see the leaves close enough ... throw in a ruler for scale ....

and call miss dig.. if there is any possibility of utilities around such ...

the plants 'look' at this distance.. common enough ... i dont know how we can alleviate your fear ....

ken

The URLS are to larger photos. Imagine that.

The advice from all was much appreciated.

This post was edited by monkeymonkey35 on Wed, Jul 10, 13 at 8:57

Depending on the reason why the person thought it was poison sumac, it may still be good to be weary. If they got a rash from the area, the undergrowth might be loaded with poison ivy, but they blamed the tree instead of the real culprit.

I'd recommend being careful once you start getting in there.