The Poison Ivy - Poison Oak Blog

As we all observe, poison ivy LOVES to grow on roadsides. It gets lots of sun, not much competition, and birds love to sit on the wires and drop seeds there. So it is almost rare to NOT see poison ivy by a roadside in the eastern part of the United States.

Hopefully you have heard the warnings to never burn poison ivy.

If not, this is what can happen. This unusually attractive young lady burned some weeds, not realizing they were poison ivy.

This is a positive test for poison sumac!

Poison sumac is pretty rare and only grow in very wet areas, whereas poison ivy is everywhere and grows in wet, dry, sunny, shady, or any conditions.

This large tree fell across a trail and was chain sawed off by a helpful person.

But I wonder if they knew that the thick vine attached was poison ivy?

A chain saw will spew sap and wet sawdust right at the logger and could cause a great deal of grief for both logger and family!