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  Poison Ivy Toxicodendron rydbergii Never cut poison ivy. Watch for it. Avoid it.    
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  Classic poison ivy has three leaves, shiny leaves and grows near the ground.   What appear to be tree branches on this tree is really poison ivy.   These poison ivy leaves (early fall) are large, multicolored and grow on branches.   If you look closely you can see that the branches grow from vines that hug the tree.  
                 
         
                 
  Poison Ivy vines can grow close to the tree with orange, brown or gray tendrils that grow into the bark.   The orange tendrils are poisonous. Sometimes they are not immediately obvious.   This is a badly infested tree.   This is the same tree, showing the branches.  
     
     
 

Never cut poison Ivy.

If you are particularly susceptible to poison ivy, don't cut vines.

Never cut vines that hug the tree. We may miss a few invasives, but it's not worth the risk. Only cut free-hanging vines and even then, be sure that they are not poison ivy

If you touch poison ivy, wash your hands thoroughly and/or shower.

If you touch poison ivy do not to rub your eyes or other parts of your body.

If your tools touch poison ivy, clean them thoroughly and be careful what they touch.

  
 
 
 
       
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