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Re: Are Dead Vines still Dangerous

Subject: Re: Are Dead Vines still Dangerous
Author: Betsy D.
Date: 6/10/2003 5:53 pm
Views: 5916
Status: Approved
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This is one plant that just refuses to quit leaving its mark. Yup - safe assumption that this vine will be dangerous. Handle with care.

Here's an interesting and only somewhat related bit of trivia I learned recently. Poison ivy is deciduous and apparently as the leaves are in the process of falling off, the urushiol oil recedes back into the plant. So - those fallen leaves are safe. What I haven't read about (yet) is if the vine dies naturally.

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Are Dead Vines still Dangerous (Approved)Steve Jackson6/10/2003 4:20 pm
  Re: Are Dead Vines still Dange (Approved)Betsy D.6/10/2003 5:53 pm