Weed out poison oak

The nature is the stress reliever and it invigorates the human soul. In some cause nature causes many risks when people come in contact with it and undergoes various allergic diseases. The poison oak and the poison sumac both play a leading role in providing skin allergens. Nearly 80 percent of the people in Long island are suffering from gentle to harsh rashes by directly contacting with the poison oak and poison sumac plant. Poison oak is a North America native plant. It may be a trailing or climbing perennial vine. In the Western states it grows as a shrub of about 3 feet height. Frequent exposure to these trees will leads to allergic diseases like blistering, oozing rash and dreaded itching that lasts for more than a week.

Urushiol

The itch persuading chemical in these plants is Urushiol (you-ROO-shee-all), which is a type of oil present in the root, leaves and the stem of the plant. The nature of Urushiol is it is sticky to anything. For instance, if the pet animals or the vehicle touched the plant then the user will get all the effects of Urushiol. Another way of getting the Urushiol skin problems is by contacting the burnt smoke of this chemical, and it is termed as airborne Urushiol.

Poison Oak

The leaf of the poison oak appears as a cluster of solid green three leaves. Poison oak is normally appeared in the form of shrub but it may cultivate as a vine.

Poison Sumac

This plant flourish in the water and it is normally found in boggy and swampy environments and appear as a tall shrub or a small tree. The leaves of poison sumac are filled with urushiol with brownish black spot. Nearly seven to thirteen leaflets are seemed in the stem.

Removing poison oak and sumac plants in New Jersey

When removing the poison oak it is not advisable to burn that because when it is burnt the urushiol oil will mix with air and cause immediate lung irritation and reaches all over the body.

The plant removing person should wear long sleeve suit with long pants, gloves and boots. Gloves made up of materials like leather, vinyl, cotton and plastic works well. Urushiol can go through in the rubber material and hence a rubber glove is not advisable.

Weed killer is used to kill the poisonous plant but there is a chance of killing nonpoisonous plant also. Some other products are available which kills only poisonous oak or sumac without killing other plants

Manual removal is a complicated task because the remover has to remove each and every part of the plant otherwise the poisonous plant will sprout again.

Chemical killing is also applicable by using triclopyr, glyphosate and the mixture of both these chemicals can be applied to the root and the plant absorb it through roots and became dead.

Disposal of the removed plant should obey the local rules because the Urushiol will break down and oozes out more oil.

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