Have a couple of trees on my property that I noticed had for a lack of better terms furry vines on them. Snapped a few pics and did some googling and got a lot of hits regarding possibly poison ivy. Figured I'd ask and share with you guys if you know more about it!! Thanks in advance!
Oh yeah.. that's poison ivy. Cut it at the case and let it die out. If it gets up into the canopy, it can spread to other trees and make future felling a real nightmare. Once cut at the base, it'll die off and dry up, making the length of the vine brittle in a couple of years. Sent from my SM-T280 using Tapatalk
Yes! PI Cut it with an ax!!! The dust from a chainsaw is how i got PI the first time! Never got it in 40+yrs of weedeating, brushhogging or pulling by hand. Then one day a guy asked me to cut a vine on the side of a tree. I knew what it was, but hey, I don't get PI... Well...i do now...
I have similar vines choking out some Siberian Elms on my property but I'm pretty sure a lot of it is Virginia Creeper. The vines look pretty similar, leaves are different though.
I have both in my woods. They are similar but I’ve never seen Virginia Creeper get that big or hairy of a vine to it. PI can completely choke out a tree and replace the canopy entirely.
I have a lot of vines like that but they're all Virginia Creeper, not PI. Have to look at the leaves to be sure.
Sure looks like PI and the vine and the roots can contain copious amounts of that nasty oily organic compound urushiol . It can take months and months and months for that oil to dry out of the fibers.
Just took a few pics around the base of the tree. Looks like PI..... Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk
Yes, it's poison ivy. It is rare for me to get it but I did get it once and it was not fun for sure!!!!! We have quite a bit of it in our woods. Most I don't even pay attention to but that stuff you have, I would pay close attention to it. One thing we have done is to chop out about a foot or 2 foot section of it near the bottom of the tree and then leave. But even doing that many times will not kill it as it will draw moisture from the tree. What I suggest is cutting off a section (even 3' or 4') of it where you will be doing the cutting for felling. When you get it on the ground, take a hatchet or axe and scrape it right off the tree before you buck it up. Even then you could still get some sap but it should be very minor.
I’ve got a very similar story to Tim’s. I never got it in 35 years until I bought this place and got a chainsaw. Then one day I cut up an ash tree that was covered in it and then started to wonder why I was itching so much the next day. I’m not as allergic as some people, but I still try to avoid contact and I’ll scrub down really good with dawn dish soap afterwards if I’ve been handling it. I really only ever get it if I cut thru a vine with a chainsaw. And if you ever do, don’t forget to wash those clothes really good afterwards; it had gotten on my carhart the one time and it took me a few months to realize that was why I couldn’t get rid of it. Also, don’t burn the leaves or vines! Folks have ended up in the hospital or worse. But that being said, I’ve burned plenty of seasoned firewood that had vines on it at one time (peeled off before c/s/s) and never had a problem or any complaints from the neighbor’s. I like to use my hookaroon to peel the vine - best to get it all in one piece and then roll the log away if possible. I call this technique, “stop, peel, and roll”.
Virginia creeper has different leaves. I think you may have poison oak there Google Image Result for https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5kiXLH0qsxw/maxresdefault.jpg Google Image Result for https://www.almanac.com/sites/default/files/styles/primary_image_in_article/public/image_nodes/poison-oak-identify-treat.jpg?itok=SXwqfYZy Sent from my SM-T280 using Tapatalk
Yeah that looks like PI. Site I was just on earlier had creeper with 5 leaves. I,ll try and find it!!! Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk
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Now I'm itchy just looking at the pics. You could cut the vines at the base and leave it for a couple years if you are able to. Even then, be very careful with how you handle it and the tools you used. I have had several bouts of PI and it seems like I am becoming more sensitive to it. We don't get the big climbing vines up here, just ground level stuff. Couple times a year I go hunting it around the property armed with a sprayer full of extra strong round up.
