In exactly what way was the author of this post misinformed? As a child growing up in rural areas, many adults just told children all sumac was poisonous. Which only served to confuse, as we certainly got rashes from poison ivy, but never the sumac. Maybe a similar situation? We live outside of Atlanta. We have a creek, but no bogging areas White sumac shining and poison lives here as well as the red Staghorn.
I have been fighting the poisonous kind for several years. I cut it at the base of the tree, paint roundup on it and pray—a lot. I was told to use round-up full strength on the trunk and that will finish it off. I have been using the bottles recommended mixture. It causes Cancer. We went back years. Your article was most helpful in identifying it as Staghorn Sumac. Thanks so much. Personally I think it smells like rotten peanut butter. I have successfully gotten rid of it by digging up the roots as much as possible, sometimes up to down to two feet below the soil.
Then I cut or mash up the top of the remaining root to help pathogens get in. Finally I put a cup or two of salt around it before filling in the hole.
The salt will not harm any plant roots higher up in the soil. Be careful with your eyes! I live in an area infested with poison sumac and after trying to eradicate it for 2 consecutive summers, I needed a better solution tham calamine, rubbing alcohol or cortisone.
All useless and I have the scars to prove it. This summer I used Technu pre contact gel and it worked. I was able to cut down hundreds of trees with no reaction and I was working in a sleeveless shirt and shorts. By six o clock that night my arms were burning. Soon blisters appeared and started oozing. I wrapped both arms with gauze and put plastic bags on to halt the spread.
By noon the next day it was obviously worse. I went to a walk in clinic and showed them. I was given one injection and in just a few hours the itching, burning had stopped and the blisters began to dry up. I could not believe how fast it spread and then how fast it was going away. I bought a house last summer was the first summer, did a lot of yard work and broke out in a serious rash which turned out to be an allergic reaction.
Now, I check my yard daily and now see poison ivy starting to grow, and I have one 8 ft poison sumac tree, and certain there are several smaller ones in the back of my property. We got into sumac in my yard.
Miserable rash with burning on my hands the first day. Later turned into hives on my face and sides. Nothing OTC lasted for long. I eventually got to urgent care the next day and prednisone seems to be helping. I had a wild full body reaction like you indicate as a kid. Now even covered head to fit I can get a rash when clearing now as an adult. I tent to breakout from other things too that others might not.
I try to stay clear. I came in contact with the nasty plant growing in a landscape area by our front door on July 2. I suffered for over a week with only a steroid cream a dermatologist had prescribed last year for a poison ivy exposure.
After a week, I found some relief from Benadryl spray. After 2 weeks of suffering I saw a dermatologist again. This time she prescribed an oral steroid. I have this in contained pot. When do I prune it? I suspect your is one of those. You do not want to chance getting that. I have gotten poison sumac the last two years. I had never contracted it before then and I am I was familiar with poison ivy and poison oak, but did not know that, what appeared to be a pretty bush with little white flowers on it, was actually poison sumac.
I know NOW. The only thing I found that stops the rash from spreading is Zanfel. My rash is still itchy, so I need to take Benadryl for the itch, but at least it washes off the urushiol and prevents it from spreading and scarring.
I have it all over my property, acres of woodsy land with some marsh and clay. We have trails all over the property. We are building a house. I want to get rid of it along the trails that we are cutting. You can get a gallon jug delivered from Amoz. Best remedy is HOT shower on the rash until it stops tingling.
Do not burn the skin. I get immediate relief. Pinnately Compound Leaves. Continue to 3 of 13 below. Red Stems. Continue to 4 of 13 below. Spring and Summer Berries. Continue to 5 of 13 below. Oddly Shaped Berries. Continue to 6 of 13 below. Fall Berries. Continue to 7 of 13 below.
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