My first big score clearing a lot for a builder...up until now it's all been scrounge a tree here, a tree there. We checked out the site last week and it's 100% hardwood, 90% black locust. Perfect location, enough wood to get a year ahead at least. Problem is, there were ominous looking vines growing up several, possibly many, of the trees. Before I was thinking, I broke off a leaf before my buddy asked, "is that poison ivy"? I didn't break out with any on my fingers, but a few days later a very small patch broke out on my arm.
We're headed out there today to start clearing, at which point I'll take pics and try to get a positive ID. If it is poison ivy, this would be a very difficult job for me to walk away from - free hardwoods are tough to come by around here and my OWB demands them. Any advice for how to approach this? My only plan at this point is bring some big trash bags, carefully cut the vine away from where we make our cut to drop the tree, then once it's on the ground pull away the vine, stick it in a bag, and toss it in the garbage. Gloves of course, maybe even rubber gloves under my tree gloves to be safe. Thanks for the help.
We're headed out there today to start clearing, at which point I'll take pics and try to get a positive ID. If it is poison ivy, this would be a very difficult job for me to walk away from - free hardwoods are tough to come by around here and my OWB demands them. Any advice for how to approach this? My only plan at this point is bring some big trash bags, carefully cut the vine away from where we make our cut to drop the tree, then once it's on the ground pull away the vine, stick it in a bag, and toss it in the garbage. Gloves of course, maybe even rubber gloves under my tree gloves to be safe. Thanks for the help.