What is this vine? How do I get rid of it?

[DGUtley]

Any thoughts?

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[Lummy]

I don't think its kudzu, virginia creeper or wild grape, but I don't know what it is.

[DGUtley]

We get a lot of wild grape in my area. My buddies wife said it was Virginia creeper.

[stjames1_53]

It appears to be ivy, not the poisonous kind.
Tough to get rid of unless you kill it at the root, if it is regular ivy.
There are "safe" weed killers, but in order to get rid of it, you're going to need a chemical treatment. Take a leaf and go to your local hardware and they'll sell you what you need.

[zelmo1234]

I think that it is wild grape, and you need a brush killer to get rid of it.

[Dr. Who]

Any thoughts?

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Does the plant have 3 leaves or 5 leaves? If 5 leaves, it could be Virginia Creeper or Five Leaf Poison Oak. If 3 leaves it could be Poison Ivy.

[DGUtley]

It looks like 5 on the photo. I pulled some off on Sunday with my bare hands and no poison bumps. Of course, I scrubbed afterwards. Stupid move on my part.

[Collateral Damage]

I would say Virginia Creeper. A heck of a collection of it, I might add.

I would pass on the poisons, especially the indiscriminate kind. If you don't mind a little physical exercise, put on a long sleeve shirt (even if not poisonous, it may be a contact irritant) and work gloves, grab a black bag and start pulling, before it flowers. It may have already, but the more you pull out now, the better off you will be. Try to track back to the base, and flag it somehow with a stake, so you can come back when it's dormant and remove the root ball. There will be MANY of them, with a growth that large. They like to root themselves along the way.

Be prepared to do it again next year, but go for it in the spring, before they spread.

[DGUtley]

Time to get the mattock out.

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[countryboy]

We get a lot of wild grape in my area. My buddies wife said it was Virginia creeper.

Looks like Virginia creeper to moi. I usually cut it at the base and mark the spot with orange marking paint. When it starts to sprout up again, I hit it with a schpritz of Round Up. I know people are askeered of Round Up these days. Just don't drink it, or douse your nekid body in it, you'll be fine.