Poison Ivy on Cedar Tree
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Zeke
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Whether safe or not, green lumber from small trees is a PITA to cut, stack and dry. As green goes it's not even firewood.
It does look straight as an arrow, too bad.
It does look straight as an arrow, too bad.
retDAC
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As long as you let the wood dry thoroughly at least on the outside, the urushiol will evaporate/oxidize and no threat. I don't see how it would saturate the wood since I have let gloves dry after grabbing/clearing vines and I don't get a rash handling the gloves later. They do have to be completely dry. I don't see the wood getting penetrated.
RaisedByWolves
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This.
PI is not nuclear waste.
Pull the vine off (yeah, carefully) and let the wood sit for a month and your gtg.
I rip down several large vines every year and don’t really even think that much about it.
Viper98912
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Everything above seems logical. But I would regret it forever if it was little craft toys for my children or grandchildren and they suddenly got it all over themselves. So I guess it depends on what crafts you're talking about
CombatNinja
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The business end of poison ivy is the oily leaves. I don't see any leaves in your picture?
The entire plant is dangerous, since it all contains traces of the oil. Handling it, you still need to be careful.
Dress for success. The stone wall behind our MA property was completely overgrown with PI. The kids weere small and it had to come out. I pulled it out at the root and multiple loads to the dump which took it. Denim shirt buttoned up, long sleeve tee, taped wrists to gloves. When finished for the day I undressed like I was coming out the reactor on the nuke shutdowns I worked. I set up step-off pads shedding clothing as I went and moving to a clean spot. In your case on this piece of wood an abundance of caution might include letting it sit and cook for a while and then taking a draw knife to strip the bark being careful with it.
Bag and dispose of vines if possible but never burn them the oil can cause respiratory issues within the smoke. After you let log dry You can wash with some dawn soap or similar and a scrub brush to remove any residual oil as an extra precaution. Agree with post above as far as clothing. Bag that too after your done and throw it all in laundry. I recently removed a bunch of it on side of cabin I was working on and didn't have any problems. I'm highly allergic to it but if you keep oil off your skin (or wash it immediately after exposure) it does not cause rash.
41plym
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It doesn't seem to me like it's worth the trouble.
I'd throw the whole thing in the burn pile.
But what do I know.
I'd throw the whole thing in the burn pile.
But what do I know.
Don't even make dumb comments about it, its just bad karma
Jeff Ivers
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I am extremely allergic to poison ivy. We purchased land and built a house on the land commencing in 1989. There was lots of poison ivy on the property, including a vine the size of a man's forearm hanging in an old hackberry. My wife and kids, who were not bothered, pulled or cut down poison ivy, including the arm sized vine. We dumped the material in a ditch and later covered it with dirt. I have cut down and cut up and burned many trees that had poison ivy in them without getting a case. As long as the vines are completely removed from the tree you will be fine. If, however, you cut into a vine that is still attached to the tree, you can get poison ivy from that.