A gallery of poison ivy plants that have grown into shrubs.
This plant started as a ground vine, then found a post to climb up, and when the post ended it "exploded" in all directions, looking for sun or for something else to climb up.
Here is a look under the vines as it "explodes" in all directions. This is basically a poison ivy plant gone berserk
Poison Ivy Shrub in Summer and Winter
This is not very common, but important to know about: these poison ivy vines seem to have started out as ground vines and then grown into small trees.
Look closely: the trunk is a dead tree, covered with poison ivy vines. When they reach the top, they "explode" in all directions, looking for sun and for the next thing to climb up.
Poison Forms a Hedge
Massive Wall of Poison Ivy Shrubs at Seaside
![Eastern Poison Ivy Shrub Gallery 1 seaside poison ivy barrier](https://www.poison-ivy.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/8-8-10-3-1.jpg)
Massive wall of poison ivy shrubs at the edge of the sea in New England
![Eastern Poison Ivy Shrub Gallery 2 poison ivy hedge](https://www.poison-ivy.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/poison-ivy-hedge.jpg)
Roadside hedge of poison ivy shrubs.
![Eastern Poison Ivy Shrub Gallery 3 poison ivy shrub winter-summer](https://www.poison-ivy.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/poison-ivy-shrub-winter-summer-512x1024.jpg)
Poison ivy shrub seen in summer and in winter.
![Eastern Poison Ivy Shrub Gallery 4 seaside poison ivy barrier](https://www.poison-ivy.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/8-8-10-3-1.jpg)
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![Eastern Poison Ivy Shrub Gallery 5 poison ivy hedge](https://www.poison-ivy.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/poison-ivy-hedge.jpg)
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