On 6/13/2016 2:09 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
I almost commented on those leaves. I thought it was what we refer to as
Poison Ivy.
They are different species - with the same active ingredient. :-)
The three leaf pattern is the same, but leaf shape is different. Poison Oak comes in a bewildering variety of forms,
from low growing, through moderate size, open bushes, very large, dense shrubs and thin vines that climb trees. Leaf
shape also varies, although always distinct from everything else that grows where they do.
They grow in a wide variety of habitats, altitudes, etc. Some lose leaves in winter, most not. Occasionally, one will
offer up a leaf or several in really bright red, but mostly not. They don't turn the interesting range of colors of
Poison Ivy in the fall.
Oaky Moose
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