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Poison ivy?
Notsogreenthumb
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Hi folks! Ive had these 2 vines spring up within a tree in my backyard, and I cant tell if its poison ivy. And if it is, how can i get rid of it without damaging the tree?
Im super new to gardening, so this is probably a rookie question... but I just cant tell from what Ive researched and i live with a sightly irrational fear of poison ivy ????. Im hoping the experts can send me in the right direction. any ideas? thanks!!!
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Ah- good guess! I do live in the US- Massachusetts
You are lucky to be free of it... its no fun at all and pops up everywhere! Lol a good import to avoid as long as you can
If anyone has any insight, please let me know. Thanks for the help!
Looks more like Bindweed to me ; I googled it and apparently an introduced weed in cereal crops in the 18th century to North America .
It is not Poison ivy.
Do have a look at this excellent link..
http://grandpacliff.com/Plants/PoisonIvy.htm
Looks like Solanum dulcamara.
Quote wiki..."also known as bittersweet, bittersweet nightshade, bitter nightshade, blue bindweed, Amara Dulcis,[3]<span style="color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-deco
Sorry forgot to add link..
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Solanum+dulcamara.&client=firefox-b&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj33MCqt__VAhWIHsAKHWx_CdMQ_AUICigB&biw=1536&bih=732
Bindweed leaves are very different. See.
https://www.google.co.uk/search?client=firefox-b&biw=1536&bih=732&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=Bindweed+leaf&oq=Bindweed+leaf&gs_l=psy-ab.12...9342.10699.0.12412.5.5.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..5.0.0.tYxpm0qZyuQ
Last edited: 30 August 2017 18:02:06
Thanks for the links. It looks very much like the bittersweet nightshade, without the berries. Seems to be just as poisonous/rash inducing so prob same treatment as poison ivy.
Any advice on how to remove it? I am hesitant to use any herbicide as I don't want to damage the tree, but I don't know that I can pull that out cleanly as its under the lower branches and tangled up in the tree.
We have herbicide here in a gel form that you can dab onto the leaves of plants and then leave it to take effect and die. That wouldn't harm your tree.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.