[quote="plumfun":z2r6ak63]Looks like an unhealthy specimen of poison oak! Is that right?[/quote:z2r6ak63]
Exactly. Actually, a very young one. I've found that the key to recognizing this stuff is - the leaves
are shiny. Greasy. With the poison. That particular one in the picture - I dug it out and put it in a trash bag. I was wearing disposable "extreme duty" Nitrile gloves ( excellent deal at Harbor Freight ). I dug out
all the roots - kept following them. Threw the roots and the surrounding soil in the trash bag. Then I tossed the disposable gloves in the bag, and sealed it up. Then I washed my hands and the little shovel
with "Mean Green" soap, which is supposed to totally remove the poison.
I took no harm from the encounter.
- Jerry Kaidor
When you work in the outdoors, you soon learn to recognize even the bare stems of that stuff. They can give you a bad rash even though there are no green leaves.
There should be a law against having this weed on your property! I say that with the intent that everyone should be vigilante to get rid of this weed.
This weed and Canadian thistles are two big wastes of sunlight!
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