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    This vine has a strangle hold on one of my tree. Pictures of the tree, vine leafs, and vine below.

    1) Is it hurting the tree?
    2) Will it give me a oak/ivy type rash?
    3) How do I kill it without hurting the tree?

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    Hexlobular

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    This vine has a strangle hold on one of my tree. Pictures of the tree, vine leafs, and vine below.

    1) Is it hurting the tree?
    2) Will it give me a oak/ivy type rash?
    3) How do I kill it without hurting the tree?

    1. Yes, it's hurting the tree. Vines can strangle branches and steal sun from the tree.
    2. Yes, wear gloves or use tongs to pull the vines off.
    3. Dig or pull the vines up from the roots. Cutting them will allow them to come back again. I like to wait until late fall when everything goes dormant.
     

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    1. Yes, it's hurting the tree. Vines can strangle branches and steal sun from the tree.
    2. Yes, wear gloves or use tongs to pull the vines off.
    3. Dig or pull the vines up from the roots. Cutting them will allow them to come back again. I like to wait until late fall when everything goes dormant.

    So to confirm, is this poison ivy or poison oak or something else? I'm bad at plant identification, but I have some of this (at least leaves look similar) that seems to come up in some of the shrubs at my house. I've just yanked it out by hand as best I could, and haven't seen ill effects, but would like to confirm as well.

    Appreciate it.
     

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    So to confirm, is this poison ivy or poison oak or something else? I'm bad at plant identification, but I have some of this (at least leaves look similar) that seems to come up in some of the shrubs at my house. I've just yanked it out by hand as best I could, and haven't seen ill effects, but would like to confirm as well.

    Appreciate it.

    It's poison ivy. We call it, "climbing poison ivy". I'm really allergic to it, and hate messing with it. Most of it comes from the back yard of an empty house next door. It will take over if you let it.
     

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    That's poison ivy, cut the vine through down low and get some Tordon to apply to the stump of the vine above the root. Avoid getting it on the tree.
     

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    That's poison ivy, cut the vine through down low and get some Tordon to apply to the stump of the vine above the root. Avoid getting it on the tree.

    Tordon; I had to Google that. I might have to give that a shot as well. Thanks!
     

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    That's poison ivy, cut the vine through down low and get some Tordon to apply to the stump of the vine above the root. Avoid getting it on the tree.

    This. I've done it and eliminated (as far as I can tell) all of the poison ivy from my little woodsy area. After the vines died and dried out, I pulled them off the trees.

    But then again, I am not at all allergic to it. I have benn in and through poison ivy many, many times in my life and have never had a reaction.
     

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    One thing to note, when you dispose of it, throw it away. DO NOT BURN IT! The chemicals/oils that cause allergic reactions go airborne in the smoke. Nothing says "good times" like poison ivy rash in your lungs. (and possibly deadly)
     

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    Yep, definitely poison ivy.
    ive got a vine as big around as my forearm that I’m afraid to touch. I’m highly allergic.
    I make a lap around my properties twice a year killing all that I find. I’ve been spraying the big vine every time but it is thriving. I’ll give Tordon a try.
     

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    ...But then again, I am not at all allergic to it. I have benn in and through poison ivy many, many times in my life and have never had a reaction.

    That can change. My mother wasn't allergic when she was young, then got it bad in her later years.
     

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    Yep, definitely poison ivy.
    ive got a vine as big around as my forearm that I’m afraid to touch. I’m highly allergic.
    I make a lap around my properties twice a year killing all that I find. I’ve been spraying the big vine every time but it is thriving. I’ll give Tordon a try.

    Just know that Tordon is not most effective as a foliar application.

    You need to cut the b*&tch and brush/spray the 'forearm' sized trunk of the vine with the blue liquid. It will make it 100% d-e-d dead.
     

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    That can change. My mother wasn't allergic when she was young, then got it bad in her later years.

    Luckily it can go the other way as well. I was allergic as a child, but haven't got in in several years. I still try to avoid it, but am not near as worried about getting itchy.
     

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    Well aren't you just a little ray of sunshine...

    Well you and I are about the same age, and if we haven't lost our immunity (or gained and allergy) to it, I think we're good to go.


    The bad part of not having a reaction is you become the go-to guy when anyone sees poison ivy they need removed.
     
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    Thanks for the info. I also recommend tecnu extreme or like products. Scrubbed on within 4 hours of exposure it seems to prevent it as advertised. I used it yesterday after messing with the vine and no rash...and I'm pretty sensitive to poison ivy.

    Thanks again
     

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    Thanks for the info. I also recommend tecnu extreme or like products. Scrubbed on within 4 hours of exposure it seems to prevent it as advertised. I used it yesterday after messing with the vine and no rash...and I'm pretty sensitive to poison ivy.

    Thanks again


    Its anectdotal because you cant prove a negative, but Dawn dish soap works well too. Apply full strength to the exposed area immediately like a lotion, massaging it in. Wait 2 minutes and rinse clean, also rubbing gently. It supposedly strips the oil from the skin preventing a reaction. When my son was little (5?) he went strolling through a patch at Grandma's wearing shorts. I took him in the house immediately and did that trick. No reaction later. I know he is affected because he got into a little prior to that and broke out like crazy.
     
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    Its anectdotal because you cant prove a negative, but Dawn dish soap works well too. Apply full strength to the exposed area immediately like a lotion, massaging it in. Wait 2 minutes and rinse clean, also rubbing gently. It supposedly strips the oil from the skin preventing a reaction. When my son was little (5?) he went strolling through a patch at Grandma's wearing shorts. I took him in the house immediately and did that trick. No reaction later. I know he is affected because he got into a little prior to that and broke out like crazy.

    Ha okay. 2nd example then. 8 had poison oak spreading and swelling all over my body in california. Showering made it worse because it was weeping oil and that would run and spread it the tecnu stopped the spread during showering. Better?:)
     

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    I am not at all allergic to it. I have benn in and through poison ivy many, many times in my life and have never had a reaction.

    This

    That can change. My mother wasn't allergic when she was young, then got it bad in her later years.

    Well aren't you just a little ray of sunshine...

    And this

    The bad part of not having a reaction is you become the go-to guy when anyone sees poison ivy they need removed.

    This one especially at work
     
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