How do I recognize a poison ivy leaf?
“Leaves of three must look like me.” Each of us carries around a fool-proof poison ivy identification tool: our upper body shape. Our head, neck and arms are all connected to our body.
Why does poison ivy grow around my house and neighborhood?
Birds and people like similar things; they like color, they like things that shine, and they are curious about finding whatever is ‘new’ in our environment. We attract them to our homes to feed them and watch them because they are beautiful and they give us so much joy.
How many kinds of poison ivy are there?
Across North America there are two kinds of poison ivy; climbing poison ivy and non-climbing poison ivy. This simple fact is very surprising to many people, who — depending where they live — are only familiar with ‘their’ kind of poison ivy, climbing or non-climbing as may be the case.