Is this Poison Ivy or some other type of ivy?
troymeister1
5 years ago
Many climbing vines on old pine trees in central MN. I just bought the property in March so there are no leaves to use for identification. Please help.
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Comments (2)The new leaves are so pretty - if this plant didn't irritate so many people, I know they would be cultivating it. It's pretty in the spring, some have leaves that gorgeous scalloped edges and then the color in the fall is fantastic. Plus the birds adore the berries. But yep, poison ivy....See MorePoison Ivy and what type of shrub / bush
Comments (3)Well, it isn't poison ivy or poison oak. If you were here in NJ I'd say they were mulberry seedlings, but I'm not familiar enough with Texas plants say that's what it really is. There are other plants that can cause problems in people that are sensitive to them, maybe your wife is just unlucky (or lucky, since you're now the one doing the weeding.) Poison ivy always has leaves with 3 parts; poison oak is similar but the leaves are more rounded; we don't have it up here in the northeast, don't know if you'd have it in Texas. Poison ivy is pretty variable, but what is in your picture is not it. Your bushes are azaleas. WW Here is a link that might be useful: This IS poison ivy...See MoreHelp Me Determine If This is Poison Ivy or other Invasive Vine
Comments (7)One hyphenated word - Round-Up. Cut the vine to the ground wherever there is a main stem and put a drop or two of full-strength RU on the cut surface, making sure it covers the whole surface out to the bark. A DROP.OR TWO. No need to spray the whole vine, which I assume you will be putting into the garbage. You can pull up the seedlings, but the parent vines are a pain to get up, hence the Round-Up. If you are totally opposed to Round-Up, as some people are, you are going to have to keep chopping it down as it starts to regrow, which it will. Either way, good luck....See MorePoisoning Poison Ivy
Comments (17)I just want to give an update on my poison ivy. After due deliberation and much consideration I decided I could carefully target just the poison ivy leaves with an Ortho poison ivy killer without it getting into the ground. I began with a small area first and waited to see what would happen. At first I thought perhaps it had no effect at all, but then a few weeks later I noticed that tiny patch I'd sprayed was brown and dead. So I sprayed the rest. It took a lot of patience and a couple of rounds to get it all and is a slow process just as daninthedirt said, but it looks as though it has finally succeeded! So my next step will be removing that patch of dirt and hopefully removing any roots with it and then bring in some fresh dirt. I figure that's the best way to assure I'm removing as much poison residue in the soil as possible. I'll wait awhile before doing this step to give the poison a chance to complete its job on that root system. I, of course did these courses of poison during long stretches of dry weather so it didn't wash off the leaves. Next time this problem arises I'm going to try the vinegar recipe method for comparison. Thanks for all the help and good advice!...See More
jekeesl (south-central Arkansas)
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agotroymeister1 thanked jekeesl (south-central Arkansas)
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