Poison Ivy in trees

[jinman]

The old-timers used to spray poison oak and ivy leaves with diesel, but who can afford that much diesel anymore? Chemical treatments are expensive, but when they get diluted to application strength, they are probably cheaper per gallon than diesel.

 

[Western]

The old-timers used to spray poison oak and ivy leaves with diesel, but who can afford that much diesel anymore? Chemical treatments are expensive, but when they get diluted to application strength, they are probably cheaper per gallon than diesel.

That may be true, but Diesel smells better:laughing: Well maybe. I usually mix some diesel into my brush killer, works great.

 

[stratton]

I lost a lot of trees due to the ivy choking out the tree(30 plus trees). I cut the vine at the bottom of the tree then wait a year for it to dry out and weaken. Then with gloves on I rip it down. I spent most of my first winter cutting vines. Some as big as my forearm.

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[BoFuller]

Back in the day of 'Mother Earth News' - when we were more holy and innocent - I remember reading several articles where it was suggested to munch on a PI leaf early in the season and continue over time to build up a resistance. :laughing:
What a bunch of horse poohy. I wonder if anyone actually tried it. It was touted as 'the natural way, 'how the indians did it'. The articles never went on to mention, next, 'cut a willow sappling to ream your throat and stomach once the itching started.'

My uncle use to eat it all the time and said that was why he was immune. So my brother tried it. He was about 10 and I was 8. Whoo-doggie, did he get it everywhere - both ends. Mouth got all swollen. He was in a bad way for a couple weeks. My Mom was so ticked at my uncle!
I didn't get it for years. When my brother was mad at me I could run and stand in the middle of a big patch and he couldn't come near me. But somewhere around age 15 or so I started getting it like everyone else.

 

[rkboyer911]

I sprayed 2-4-d around my trees with PI and it killed it pretty quickly....waited about 3 weeks and tore it down with gloves on...no problems as of yet. AND it cuts down on weed eating around my trees LOL

 

[backroadsrider]

I know this is not exactly what you asked but a good treatment for the rash is "Sasquatch Itch Cream" if you can find it. Bait shops and outdoors stores have it sometimes. It makes the itch and the rash go away overnight but it is not a block or like a wash. I was told to use it only if the rash started (which meant the oil was already bound to my skin). Plus I think the name is cool SASQUATCH YEAH!

 

[DwightD123]

I get it at least twice a summer. My buddy turned me on to TECNU. It really does work. If you know you have been in it wash with it immediately and you will probably avoid getting the rash. This is the case with most soaps and PI but the TECNU definitely does a more thorough job. Secondly if you have the rash already a very good way to get relief is to scrub the TECNU on for about 3 minutes then put that area under the hottest water you can stand. The hot water is in essence a safe way of scratching the rash as it releases the histamines in your skin and the TECNU gets rid of the oils. This will give you some much needed hours of relief. Of all the soaps and creams I have used over the years this one really does what it says...makes it much more bearable. Good Luck.

 

[roadhawk]

Zanfel. A one ounce tube is a car payment (not really, but you could go out to Red Lobster - about $34 I think I paid for my last tube)
The problem is...it works. And it works well. When I get PI, at least half the time it gets into my bloodstream (systemic I think the doc called it) and then can pop up anywhere, and for a long time. Using Zanfel usually stops it in it's tracks. Usually in one washing, sometimes in two, and a couple of times in 3 but that's over 2 days. Then you're done, and it's gone. 2 days. No doctor bill because it's in/on your eyes, between your "legs", other spots. No bills for hard-to-get and have side-effects steroids which is about the only way to halt it when it gets into your blood.
I keep three tubes around in various places because sooner is better. If it dries out some, you CAN add water to the tube and squish it to loosen it up. They have sort of fixed that though, and have added an expiration date.
I LOVE the stuff even if I have to skip a couple of "Ultimate Platters".

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[backroadsrider]

Yeah. i agree. I like technu also. Ideally, I use Ivy Block 30 minutes before being out in the thick of it. Technu to wash if I know (or even think) I touched it or it touched me. Then, if I'm unlucky and the rash still starts for God knows what reason, I bust out the Sasquatch itch cream to stomp it out. The hot water think works also for me if I get to it soon enough but I've found cold milk takes the sting out also.

 

[retiredmgn]

My uncle use to eat it all the time and said that was why he was immune. So my brother tried it. He was about 10 and I was 8. Whoo-doggie, did he get it everywhere - both ends. Mouth got all swollen. He was in a bad way for a couple weeks. My Mom was so ticked at my uncle!
I didn't get it for years. When my brother was mad at me I could run and stand in the middle of a big patch and he couldn't come near me. But somewhere around age 15 or so I started getting it like everyone else.

LMAO :laughing::laughing:
Never trust an uncle. They'll tell you anything. He was probably just munching on a piece of clover.

"When my brother was mad at me I could run and stand in the middle of a big patch and he couldn't come near me."

This is worthy for a sketch in a movie,
"Na, Na, you can't get me. Remember how bad your PI was? Huh? Come over here and get me. Dare ya"

Something I woulda' done.

 

[BoFuller]

LMAO :laughing::laughing:
Never trust an uncle. They'll tell you anything. He was probably just munching on a piece of clover.

"When my brother was mad at me I could run and stand in the middle of a big patch and he couldn't come near me."

This is worthy for a sketch in a movie,
"Na, Na, you can't get me. Remember how bad your PI was? Huh? Come over here and get me. Dare ya"

Something I woulda' done.

I remember one time I took my shirt off and rolled in it just to **** him off. :laughing:
Ahh, those were carefree days. :thumbsup:

 

[tglass]

So, has anyone got a good remedy to get it off you personally after it has already caused damage to hands, etc.?

 

[tcreeley]

To kill poison ivy on the ground try salt water. It kills it off. Dump the salt water on it.

 

[adjusterr]

I take a sharp machete, push it in between the tree and the vine and separate the vine from the tree, cut the vine, being careful not to chop into the tree bark. Let the vine in the tree, it will die, weaken and eventually you can pull it from the tree using throwaway gloves. If the tree is situated away from the house, I simply let the vine in the tree. Someone posted that direct sunlight kills poison ivy, not true in Western MD, I have fields full of poison ivy and they are in direct sunlight. What does kill poison is Roundup.

 

[farmeratheart]

I would like to caution those that think they are not sensitive to PI to still be cautious. I never had a full blown reaction to PI until I was 25 years old even though I was exposed to it all the time growing up. It was on the edges of our hayfields, pasture land and woodlots. I get a little bit most summers no matter how careful I am. Remember to be careful about petting cats or dogs that might have just wandered through a patch of the ground based poison ...

Frank

 

[ustmd]

My uncle use to eat it all the time and said that was why he was immune. So my brother tried it. He was about 10 and I was 8. Whoo-doggie, did he get it everywhere - both ends. Mouth got all swollen. He was in a bad way for a couple weeks. My Mom was so ticked at my uncle!
I didn't get it for years. When my brother was mad at me I could run and stand in the middle of a big patch and he couldn't come near me. But somewhere around age 15 or so I started getting it like everyone else.

Does this uncle also offer you a $1 if you could pee on th electric fence?:laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing:

 

[General Lee]

I would like to caution those that think they are not sensitive to PI to still be cautious. I never had a full blown reaction to PI until I was 25 years old even though I was exposed to it all the time growing up. It was on the edges of our hayfields, pasture land and woodlots. I get a little bit most summers no matter how careful I am. Remember to be careful about petting cats or dogs that might have just wandered through a patch of the ground based poison ...

Frank

I'm immune to it, so is my father. I haven't purposely tried to get it (who would :laughing but I am a huge outdoorsman no matter the time of year and have never had a reaction to it. I know darn well I had to have been exposed as much as I do outdoors. Maybe just been lucky?? It is all over my property though.

 

[jinman]

Someone posted that direct sunlight kills poison ivy, not true in Western MD, I have fields full of poison ivy and they are in direct sunlight. What does kill poison is Roundup.

Your PI probably also has plenty of water and the average temperature is not as high as we have here in Texas. I have patches of open areas covered in PO and it is turning brown and dying in our heat and drought conditions. Like annual rye grass, PI/PO likes spring and early summer temperatures, but when you get lots of high 90s and low 100s days with little rain and direct sunlight, it drys up and goes dormant. However, the roots seem to survive and resprout when the ideal conditions again come around. I used to have lots of greenbriars and PO in my lawn around my trees, but finally they used up all the stored energy in their root systems because I repeatedly cut them back and would not let them develop leaves for a period of 4 to 5 years. Now, I never see briars nor PO in my yard.

 

[Western]

Does this uncle also offer you a $1 if you could pee on th electric fence?:laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing:

$1.00!!! That's a deal!! I had an uncle tell my 2 cousins and I (we were 6) that was how you tested a fence, after wards we got a 25cent coke!!!:laughing:

Your PI probably also has plenty of water and the average temperature is not as high as we have here in Texas. I have patches of open areas covered in PO and it is turning brown and dying in our heat and drought conditions. Like annual rye grass, PI/PO likes spring and early summer temperatures, but when you get lots of high 90s and low 100s days with little rain and direct sunlight, it drys up and goes dormant. However, the roots seem to survive and resprout when the ideal conditions again come around. I used to have lots of greenbriars and PO in my lawn around my trees, but finally they used up all the stored energy in their root systems because I repeatedly cut them back and would not let them develop leaves for a period of 4 to 5 years. Now, I never see briars nor PO in my yard.

This is pretty much the same that I find here, though the briers are more robust. Most of the PI I have now is mostly Yellowing or has fallen back.