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

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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 ...

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 ...

Poison ivy & oak have oil that causes a skin rash. ... While poison ivy and poison oak vines aren’t exactly hairy, ... Virginia Creeper’s tendril-climbing vine can grow up to 50 feet long, ...