Poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac are three plants notorious for causing itchy, uncomfortable rashes that can turn a ...

The rhyme "leaves of three, let it be" could describe a lot of plants, so you have to know what to look for to identify poison ivy, poison oak and poison sumac.

To eliminate vines, sever the vine at the base and pull it from the tree. Use a herbicide, such as Roundup, Spectracide’s Brush Killer Concentrate or Ortho’s Brush-B-Gone, to treat the regrowth.

When it vines and climbs trees, the older vines are covered in small, fine, reddish hairs—a dead giveaway. Poison ivy blooms with small clusters of light green flowers.

If you're heading outdoors this summer, it pays to know the difference between poison ivy, poison oak and other rash-producing plants that will leave you itching and scratching — or worse. Most ...

I mean, they're both hard to get off trees, but this is much easier to get off trees. >>Yes. And when that, sorry, when that poison ivy gets really large, it becomes a mass of roots. Very, very fuzzy.

Poison ivy grows vigorously throughout much of North America. It can grow as a shrub up to about 1.2 m (4 ft) tall, as a groundcover 10-25 cm (4-10 in) high, or as a climbing vine on various supports.

Poison oak also grows as a shrub or vine. Its leaves resemble oak leaves and are usually in clusters of three, but can have up to seven leaflets. Its leaves may turn reddish in the fall.

Poison oak usually has three leaves, but it can have up to seven, so it's possible you'll find five-leaf varieties. But the leaves typically have rounded points, like oak tree leaves. Virginia ...