May 13 2008
Leaves of three let it be?
I decided to tackle a small overgrown area of our backyard. It has some legitimate plants we put in a few years ago (honeysuckle and phlox). But my inability to determine the difference between friend or foe (wanted growth and weeds) allowed it to go the way of the jungle.
I started to pull up pretty much everything, with some help from Fuller. When I handed him a stalk of stuff with "leaves of three" I paused.
Honestly, I have no idea if what I am dealing with is poison ivy or not. I just know Damon reacts horribly to the stuff. Damon and Fuller both react horribly to bug bites, so I wonder if Fuller will react in the same way to a vine with a name that begins with poison. I don’t have the medical supplies to deal with poison ivy, especially on a preschooler.
Take a look at this picture and tell me what you think… poison ivy or not?
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not sure, but I’m thinking probly not. we’ve got the same stuff here and there and my dad said probly not too. even so I try to get rid of it before the kids can get into it.
Looks like poison ivy (or oak) to me. There can be a lot of variation with this stuff, even within the same geographical area (e.g., scalloped edges, smooth edges).