My War on Poison Ivy

[Wis Bang]

The oil can still get you in the winter!

 

[kenmac]

My property looked the same way when I bought it. Large vines running up the tree trunks.. I chopped the vines at the groung with an axe.. the rest (Up the tree) died... I fought poison ivy for years every spring /summer.. I won that war

 

[irwin]

My property looked the same way when I bought it. Large vines running up the tree trunks.. I chopped the vines at the groung with an axe.. the rest (Up the tree) died... I fought poison ivy for years every spring /summer.. I won that war

Same here, the day after I moved in I was pruning and spraying.. three years later and lots of action on my part...spray, spray, spray!!! The ivy is in remission.. it doesn't fool me, I'm ready to spray again when I spot even one little plant.

so cutting a 4" section out with a chainsaw, during winter time, won't kill them? i did that to quite a few of them that were choking out some nice trees...

That's what I did, cut a section out of the ropes and sprayed both ends, then later in the summer I sprayed the cut ends again. It''s war, no question about it.

My other house was bad, but after three years I had it cleared..(immediately sprayed the rare PI plant in seven years I lived there.)

 

[Flatheadyoungin]

i didn't spray them.....i guess i should have (what i cut, i swear was rotten/dead...very soft and dried out).....what, just mix up a spray bottle and carry it with you?

wonder if it'll still kill it.......my problem in the woods is old green briars.....they are taking over......i've thought of a DR type field mower but didn't know if that would make them come back with a vengeance

Same here, the day after I moved in I was pruning and spraying.. three years later and lots of action on my part...spray, spray, spray!!! The ivy is in remission.. it doesn't fool me, I'm ready to spray again when I spot even one little plant.



That's what I did, cut a section out of the ropes and sprayed both ends, then later in the summer I sprayed the cut ends again. It''s war, no question about it.

My other house was bad, but after three years I had it cleared..(immediately sprayed the rare PI plant in seven years I lived there.)

 

[polo1665]

Kenmac and irwin, I sure hope I can win this battle like you did. I'm sure it'll take alot of perseverence and effort, but I'm going to give er a shot.

Yeah, Wis Bang I found that out the hard way. The stuff don't flow as freely though.

LOL FHY, I'm starting to think if it weren't for briars, multifloral roses, thornapples, and poison ivy I would have 33 acres of grass

Mark

 

[polo1665]

Polo what you just did is known in the arborist world as micro-injection and if it doesn't work, it was because the vine isn't yet actively growing. If the plant continues to grow, wait until the vine leafs out and try it again.

The vine needs to be actively growing to take the product up through the whole plant.

ToadHill, I see by your profile that you are a retired arborist. I have a question that may be right up your alley.

Do these vines kill the tree? I've noticed that a few of the largest ivy plants are in dead trees (see photo in 2nd post). Is this because the ivy killed the tree or because the tree died and the ivy had no competition for sunlight left?

One more question. The hairs on these vines are roots, right? If I apply Roundup (or in my case Honcho plus) directly onto the hairs, is it the same as attacking the root?

 

[Pilot]

In the summer of '74 I worked as a log scaler at a timber company's log yard. Logs would come in with a little poison oak on them and the machinery would move them around in the yard, stirring up dust that contained particles of the poison oak. Not enough of a problem to attack exposed skin, but the particles would find their way to the tender skin on the inside of my thighs, which is where I got mild cases of it.

I found these directions for poison ivy control online:
To kill poison ivy that climbs high into trees, cut the vine off 6 inches above ground level. Treat the stump with glyphosate (according to label directions) immediately after cutting to kill the roots and prevent sprouting. If resprouting does occur, treat the leaves with glyphosate.

 

[DennisArrow]

Thanks for this timely thread..........Am wondering if getting roundup or spray on the tree during this process will cause damage to the tree?????.......thanks.......Dennis

 

[Stimw]

Please know- DO NOT EVER BURN POSION IVY OR OAK!
It causes the oils that cause the irritation to go into the air and then you can inhale it, worst case scenario.
Also be careful with clothing, my BIL is not affected by it but my sister is allergic to it, I'm talking major swelling, one eye went completely shut just from touching her face.
I treat it like battery acid, wash anything that touched it with soap and water.

 

[polo1665]

Thanks for this timely thread..........Am wondering if getting roundup or spray on the tree during this process will cause damage to the tree?????.......thanks.......Dennis

I guess that I am not absolutely sure about this, but I would think not. I would ty to keep the roundup away from the tree leaves. That is why I drilled and injected the stuff when I did. No leaves yet. This stuff has to have an avenue to get to the roots from what I understand.

Mark