Red Oak - Acorns - When and are they Poisonous to dogs?
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Poison Ivy, poison oak Cambridge, Ontario
Comments (5)I can't determine if number 3 is poison ivy, but it is definitely not poison oak or sumac. Would need an up close picture of the leaves. Number 2 is too small for me to tell, as well. I am suspicious of number 1 being poison ivy or oak, though.* None of the plants are poison sumac. That is a definite. Here is how you can tell if you have poison ivy: 1. There will be 3 leaflets on one leaf stem, continuing up the branch in sets of 3. This means that the branch will never have single leaves growing from it. (Poison sumac is different) These leaflets will NEVER occur directly across from each other, they will always be alternate. 2. The middle leaflet almost always has a longer stem than the other 2. It never has a shorter stem. 3. The leaflet's side veins (not the main vein that goes from stem to leaf tip) are alternating in pattern, never across from each other. * This is the reason I am suspicious of number 1 possibly being poison oak or ivy. 4. The base of the leaf stem will be thickened, like a celery stalk. 5. Poison ivy flowers are tiny, white or pale cream, hang in clusters. They may or may not be fragrant. They will alternate on flower stem. 6. If flowers were present, fruit may show. It will be smaller than a pea, light green when young, white when ripe, resembling a tiny peeled orange. There will be black stripes between segments on the fruit. 7. If poison ivy is injured by bugs or damaged in any way, it will exude a resin. When this resin dries, it will make pitch black spots or lines on the plant. This is an excellent way to determine if you have poison ivy or oak. Using a shovel, crush part of the stem. By the next day, you should be able to see the black resin, if it is poison ivy or oak. 8. Poison ivy does not twine around trees. It's growth is pretty much straight up. 9. Eastern Poison Ivy vines, when established (think older plant), resemble old, frayed ropes, due to their aerial roots. Western Poison Oak will not have obvious aerial roots. Stems will be strong and flexible, not wimpy. New bark is reddish brown, older bark will be a weathered gray. New leaf growth is usually red, but not always. Fall color may be vibrant or dull. You will NEVER see the following: 1. Flowers growing from the end of a stem 2. Single, large flowers 3. Flowers any color other than cream or white 4. Upright flowers 5. Fruit larger than a pea 6. Red, blue, or purple fruit 7. Leaf stalks directly across from each other on the stem 8. Sharp spines 9. A vine twining like a barber pole Here is a link that might be useful: Poison Ivy This post was edited by AuroraWA on Thu, Jul 24, 14 at 0:44...See Morehelp ID these weeds...are any of them poison ivy/oak/sumac?
Comments (19)Anything with thorns wouldn't be poison ivy poison sumac poison oak. That being said have you tried Benadryl to calm the itch? It may be simply that you're allergic to one of the planta or something in the area....See Morewhen can i trim red oaks....
Comments (9)You'e good right now until next growing season. The best time for the tree's biology is late winter, but the difference between best and all other "ok" times is slight. Prune away. BTW, the concern is for oak wilt, not SOD. The oak wilt vector-you may have had one of these guys in your can of suds-is the picnic beetle, which loves yeasty, fungusy smells. So, if an oak has the wilt pathogen, and is pruned during the active part of the growing season, the beetle will "smell" the fungus and happily show up to spread it around. No, I don't mean the beetle is malevolent and wants to harm oaks. I mean, it will happily show up to consume some of the fungus goodies, and then may well fly to an uninfected tree, spreading the pathogen. You're good now. I did indeed hug a great many trees over a 4-day stretch. Central Wisconsin-right around the Mount Morris area. Fan-phucking-tastic forest lands all around there, especially if you like oaks, pines, bigtooth aspen, et all. I sure do. Some big stuff too. +oM...See MoreTwo radicles from Red oak acorns
Comments (10)4 cotyledons, two embryos, all in one shell. When the little trees get woody, you can peel away some of the shell and gently pull the intertwined cotyledons apart and plant the two separately if you want. Wait till they are woody, then they don't mind if you peel away the shell....See Moreatjaguarx
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