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title: How can I control English Ivy and Poison Ivy that is climbing high on my trees?
description: "Wear protective clothing and cut out a one-foot section of the vines all around near the bottom of the tree. The vines above will wither and die off. ([read more](https://www.google.com/url?client=internal-element-cse&cx=010978498346658208303:rljk-euizvq&q=https://extension.umd.edu/resource/poison-ivy&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjm4t7vq6HxAhUwhOAKHeCFBwgQFjAAegQIABAC&usg=AOvVaw34PWgfXaMyNDsdp7bb14ra))"
url: "https://www.henricomg.org/docs/how-can-i-control-english-ivy-and-poison-ivy-that-is-climbing-high-on-my-trees/"
updated: "2021-08-20"
category: WEEDS
---

# How can I control English Ivy and Poison Ivy that is climbing high on my trees?

Wear protective clothing and cut out a one-foot section of the vines all around near the bottom of the tree. The vines above will wither and die off. ([read more](https://www.google.com/url?client=internal-element-cse&cx=010978498346658208303:rljk-euizvq&q=https://extension.umd.edu/resource/poison-ivy&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjm4t7vq6HxAhUwhOAKHeCFBwgQFjAAegQIABAC&usg=AOvVaw34PWgfXaMyNDsdp7bb14ra))