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How do I dispose of Poison Ivy?
« on: May 12, 2009, 02:07:36 pm »
Last night I felled a large dead tree in the yard of a house I just bought.  The tree is dead.  I think it is the remains of a poplar about 22" dbh and 50' high.  The plan was to drop it and cut it up for firewood.  Once I got it down I noticed that some of the many vines on it are poison ivy.  The PI vines are as thick as my wrist.  Obviously I cannot cut this tree up for firewood but I do need to dispose of it and get it out of the yard.
I thought I might dig a very big hole somewhere and bury it after I cut it up into managable lengths.

Does anyone have a better and less labor intensive way to dispose of this stuff.  The tree is covered with PI, Virginia creeper and grape vines.

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Re: How do I dispose of Poison Ivy?
« Reply #1 on: May 12, 2009, 06:45:10 pm »
I hope you do not come down with a sevier case of PI from your work on the tree.

That happened to me one time on a cherry log.   :'(  I ended up getting a steroid shot the PI was so bad.  I through out all the clothes I had on that day.
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Re: How do I dispose of Poison Ivy?
« Reply #2 on: May 12, 2009, 08:08:54 pm »
Chemical control would be recommended.

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Re: How do I dispose of Poison Ivy?
« Reply #3 on: May 12, 2009, 08:28:06 pm »
I started to itch just reading about it.

I got into a similar PI vine-wrap around an ash tree last fall. Didn't get the PI bad, but did get some of the chain-saw chips from it on my skin. I unwrapped the vine from the tree, but will still need to be careful when handling the firewood next year.

I'd push it in a pile and burn it when the wind was blowing the smoke away, and be careful not to get into the smoke.
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Re: How do I dispose of Poison Ivy?
« Reply #4 on: May 12, 2009, 09:01:20 pm »
If you choose to burn it, be VERY VERY careful. The smoke is more toxic than handling the plants. Poison Ivy in you lungs  :o nasty. History books say this was the first chemical weapon...
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Re: How do I dispose of Poison Ivy?
« Reply #5 on: May 13, 2009, 10:10:37 am »
Ditto! on the hazards of burning. If you do burn it, be very sure that there are no neighbors downwind. The resins can also get on you while burning it.
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Re: How do I dispose of Poison Ivy?
« Reply #6 on: May 13, 2009, 12:01:53 pm »
I recommend that you not burn it at all.  Kill the stuff with chemicals, then drag it into the woods and let it rot, or bury it.  The firewood should be ok if you knock all the bark off of it.

You shouldn't need to throw away your clothes.  Laundering them will take care of it, but don't just toss them in the hamper.  Put them in the washer, then take a good shower and you should avoid the poisoning.  I am extremely sensitive to contact poisoning, and have been dealing with it all my life.  I still get it once in a while, but have picked up a few tricks along the way that help me avoid it most of the time. :)
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Re: How do I dispose of Poison Ivy?
« Reply #7 on: May 13, 2009, 04:12:55 pm »
Brings up a question..how long is the "poison" (Urushiol) active in a dead plant? Seems there was a discussion about doing some lathe turning of poison ivy, and maybe that isn't active in the dead poison ivy wood.
The claim is the urushiol is active in the sap, so maybe it becomes inactive at some point.
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Re: How do I dispose of Poison Ivy?
« Reply #8 on: May 13, 2009, 04:49:24 pm »
My understanding is that it can be active even years later in the dead wood.
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Re: How do I dispose of Poison Ivy?
« Reply #9 on: May 14, 2009, 11:10:03 am »
Another downside of burning: the urushiol can get carried in the smoke and settle out anywhere the wind blows it. You can end up with a rash from just sitting in the grass that was down wind of your fire many days later.

When you wash it off, take a COOL shower. A hot shower opens up your pores, and can drive the urishiol in deeper. Soap is better than just plain water, but remember the active ingredient is an oil, so special poison ivy soap may work better. I've got a friend who swears by showering with  dishwashing liquid... his theory is that since it's formulated to cut grease, it will cut the urishiol oil as well.
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Re: How do I dispose of Poison Ivy?
« Reply #10 on: May 14, 2009, 11:36:44 am »
I take a bath in Dawn dishwashing liquid when I get PI
That & going in the ocean - saltwater dries it up
Or Salt in the bath
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Re: How do I dispose of Poison Ivy?
« Reply #11 on: May 14, 2009, 11:46:42 am »
I've read that the Urushiol can be active for five years or longer in the dead plants.
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Re: How do I dispose of Poison Ivy?
« Reply #12 on: May 14, 2009, 05:18:01 pm »
I guess I must be lucky. The only time the stuff bothers me is in the spring when it is bloom and then only on abraided skin. Lindy just has to look at it and she breaks out.
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Re: How do I dispose of Poison Ivy?
« Reply #13 on: May 15, 2009, 04:04:29 am »
im like LeeB  one of the lucky ones i guess   :)
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Re: How do I dispose of Poison Ivy?
« Reply #14 on: May 15, 2009, 06:13:33 am »
I just love the stuff :( I like DanG, would just drag it off some where and let mothernature take care of it. I have an old sand-mining pit that I'm allowed too dump organic material in, thats where most of it goes now. After I had my shot for PI when I was a kid, it don't spread on me like it use too 8). I did however just get over a case of PI in place I won't mention, all I'll say is wash your hands before you go take a leak ::) :( People look at ya kinda funny when you're scratchin' there ::)
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Re: How do I dispose of Poison Ivy?
« Reply #15 on: May 15, 2009, 04:27:42 pm »
I agree with DanG. The best way is to dispose of poison ivy is to drag it somewhere out of the way or bury it. One thing to consider is regrowth from where the roots are if the vine was still alive. Be prepared to cut/mow it several times or use chemicals to manage it.
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Re: How do I dispose of Poison Ivy?
« Reply #16 on: May 15, 2009, 05:13:46 pm »
Welcome to the Forestry Forum MSUprof. :)
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Re: How do I dispose of Poison Ivy?
« Reply #17 on: May 17, 2009, 11:50:51 pm »
HTere are two products our that are a big help when working around Poison ivy. One is Ivy-Dri and the other is Ivy-Blok, ....one you smear on the infected area and it DOES tame the itch and the spread. The other you smear on before working around the stuff. When done, take a shower and it washes off, taking the poison ivy with it. Most certainly NEVER burtn any poison ivy. A friend lost a bil to that. The guy got some of the smoke in his lungs and three weeks later was in the ground. Personally, I get a small rash that affects me less than 'squito bites. My two sons are not that lucky. They get within a few feet of that stuff and it's steroid time. Bury the vines, or chemically treat them. Just don't ever burn it. Any living creature down wind is a victim....
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Re: How do I dispose of Poison Ivy?
« Reply #18 on: May 20, 2009, 10:32:26 pm »
kerosene or gas on it will also kill it. I don't get it bad but when I see it start I put one of the above on it and in a couple of days its gone.
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Re: How do I dispose of Poison Ivy?
« Reply #19 on: May 22, 2009, 10:50:58 am »
do a Google Search for Goat soap poison ivy ....

goats will eat the poison ivy and you make soap from the goats milk 

very interesting   and a good cure too
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