Poison Ivy

guymayor said:
It's a part of the ecosystem that is valuable in many ways. Wear long sleeves and gloves--dress for success!
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Enlighten me !

I have spent man-weeks trying to kill them.
They strangle everything they entangle.
They climb trees and will eventually kill them (like wild grape vines).
Yes, they produce berries that I assume some birds will eat.
However, the birds then spread the ivy when the seeds are expelled.

Dress for success was:
Tyvek suit, or long sleeve overalls. (Washed multiple times afterwards)
High rubber boots
rubber gloves
Round-Up
 
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fastbub said:
I hate climbing trees with Poison Ivy all over them. That is all.
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Don't forget full face protection if cutting.
The vine wood also contains the active oil.
Even in winter with the leaves off, or if the vines appear dead, the woody vine has active oil.
Don't burn the vines !
 
I've come to the conclusion I'll have it on my arms for a couple weeks between May-September, long sleeves when it's 98 outside? If I cut it I back cut it with saw, seems to help a little
 
I've heard that poison ivy berries are fairly essential for migrating birds. Gives them the high protein they need for long flights etc.

As we all know it is the Urushiol oil that allows the spread from plant to pant to skin to... just about everything.

I found this interesting...
 
fastbub said:
Interesting video on washing properly. But how about that notchless tree felling at the end?
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I know, right? Although I think I have seen that done intentionally with smaller diameter trees to create habitats and the like...but I have know idea. I am just trying to give him the benefit of the doubt.
 
O I'm allergic; worst case I had was in the dead of winter when I climbed a riverbirch full of it, wearing a short sleeved shirt. The rash went systemic; popping out in very unwelcome locations. The vines grow straight up so they don't strangle ime.
 
GregManning said:
Dress for success was:
Tyvek suit, or long sleeve overalls. (Washed multiple times afterwards)
High rubber boots
rubber gloves
Round-Up
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That don't work either. Tried it a few years ago on a really hot day (boss said it had to be done). All PPE was inside the tyvek, work completed out of a bucket... And still got a case of the ivy, not to mention a mild case dehydration and a discusting pair of boots.
Now I like to save really bad trees for winter. Use slightly different saw handling techniques or pull it out of the way with a pole.
 
Poison Ivy is Poop! I friggin hate it! I've built up a bit of a resistance to it,but I still avoid that sh*t like the plague. I was once told "Real treemen don't get poison ivy".....Damn....almost 20 years and Im still not a "real" treeman!?
 
LimbLoppa said:
Poison Ivy is Poop! I friggin hate it! I've built up a bit of a resistance to it,but I still avoid that sh*t like the plague. I was once told "Real treemen don't get poison ivy".....Damn....almost 20 years and Im still not a "real" treeman!?
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I'm not a real man either... I must have been something like a half drowned choir boy when I started working around poison ivy!...because even after building up resistance over the years I'm still not even close to a real man. I probably am something similar to one of those guys that wears tights and does ballet, which is actually quite manly if done right, just nothing like a tree man that is immune to Poison Ivy.
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Been dealing with it for years used to get it but there's so much of it around here that I'm amune to it now I can wipe my a** with the stuff and won't get it lol.
 
GregManning said:
Enlighten me !

I have spent man-weeks trying to kill them.
They strangle everything they entangle.
They climb trees and will eventually kill them (like wild grape vines).
Yes, they produce berries that I assume some birds will eat.
However, the birds then spread the ivy when the seeds are expelled.

Dress for success was:
Tyvek suit, or long sleeve overalls. (Washed multiple times afterwards)
High rubber boots
rubber gloves
Round-Up
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If you have time, 18% triclopyr 4 in impel applied to the base of the vine with a 1gallon pump sprayer kills most woody-stemmed plants within two months via a plant-specific growth inhibitor. One avoids the tree that the vine is growing on, because that is woody too. I'm not sure I've ever had a client with 1-2 months...

Roundup works within two weeks, but is likely to just burn the leaves of woody plants without killing the plant. It's used more for herbaceous plants.
 
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