Thread: Is there a better way to remove a poison oak plant than with achainsaw?
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Default Is there a better way to remove a poison oak plant than with achainsaw?
On Tue, 08 Jan 2013 18:00:34 -0500, krw wrote:

Poison Ivy is better killed with a "wooded plant" herbicide.

I'd say this poison oak plant I just cut today is pretty "woody"!

See this picture of the urushiol literally dripping out!
http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11917387.jpg

Apparently 8 ounces can infect everyone on earth - and - if you look at
this one stem, I'd wager we could get that 8 ounces out of it in an hour!
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