Yes, PI. It has grown there for a long, long time. We see some like that around here on the big white oaks by creeks and rivers.
It will grow inside the woods but yes, it is much more prominent near the edges and along creeks and rivers.
To me it definitely looks like what we call PI around here although the previous post shows a map that would mean it is really poison oak. In my wood lot I see whole vast areas of PI growing as a short ground cover plant in cleared areas that is maybe 2 or 3 feet tall but when it grows next to a tree it looks just like that first picture and so far I have seen it as large as 4 inches in diameter. It is even larger diameter than the wild grape vines in the same area.
I'm itching just reading this! We get just the tamer ground-cover variety. My wife clears it from under the cattle fence using the string trimmer and isn't affected. I look at it and get it.
We have some poison ivy here as big as the vine pictured. I removed some from a tree I felled last fall and threw it into a burn pile full of other brush. Any issues with burning it outdoors in a brush pile?
Go get that stuff out of your burn pile. I do not react to PI at all but even I would never burn any. You could seriously harm any neighbors down wind if they get even a whiff of the smoke.
I came to see the difference between the two by the shape of the leaves... Especially around here. More PO than PI.... Like so many other seeds/berries that birds eat....they must poop sooner or later, and have a knack at doing their business on the fence row- PI growing right next to my wild asparagus picking areas. Both got their starts exiting a bird.
Got in some last year sawing logs,my buddy turned me on to this stuff called tecnu poison ivy and oak scrub. That stuff really works. Beats anything else I've used. I think cvs or Walgreen's carries it. Just a little tip.
Thank you for the wise counsel. I've been around PI all my life but have never been affected by it. And I didn't know the smoke can be harmful. Thanks again.
If you want to do some research, look up woodbine vine, or virginia creeper. Parthenocissus quinquefolia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This stuff is odd, it does not effect everyone, and in the past it did not bother me. This last two summers I have got into this and I have to say it is awful. The oils from this plant will adhere almost to your boots and clothing, such that the next time you wear them it can hit you again. Your skin will get small lumps of liquid, that contain the oil. If you scratch open the little sac, it will spread further. One of my feet was blistered and scabbed for close to two months since I would wake up itching..... As others have mentioned, the smoke is poisonous, so burning it is not a good option. Nasty crap, so be careful
