All the ivy and other vines should be taken out of the tops of your trees, off the trunks and away from the bases of trees. Winter is an excellent time to do this.

I have not been able to track down the botanical name of this stuff - but it does not have the characteristic leaf of poison ivy. Indeed, vines of this sort do damage trees.

An old adage about poison ivy says, "Leaflets three, let it be; berries white, hide from sight." It's good advice. Poison ivy leaves are compound, meaning that each leaf consists of more than one ...