The Poison Ivy Survey.
I mark what you can't see yet.
ON-SITE FIELD ASSESSMENT · OPTIONAL UV TRACER DYE ON REQUEST · FIXED-PRICE PROPOSALThe survey makes the hidden scope visible.
The survey is where the real scope becomes clear — before pulling, before any decision.
A poison ivy survey is an on-site field assessment. I walk the property, identify the active poison ivy zones, document what I find with photos, and build a custom property map. I write a fixed-price proposal based on the documented scope.
UV tracer dye (non-toxic sodium fluorescein) is available as an optional add-on: I provide it when you request it, and only when conditions allow it to be read accurately and safely, meaning dry ground and foliage and low enough light to see the dye. If conditions don't permit it on the survey date, I'll offer to return for a UV walk when they do. Your Poison Ivy Survey remains the scope record either way.
"Leaves of three" is a starting point, not a diagnosis.
Most homeowners underestimate the size and maturity of the problem. Young poison ivy looks familiar. Mature poison ivy doesn't. Bigger leaves. Different shape. Sometimes lobed, sometimes smooth-edged. The thick hairy ropes growing up tree trunks? Those are poison ivy too.
During the survey, I'm not just looking for three leaves. I'm confirming growth habit, leaf shape, stem structure, root behavior, and the hairy aerial vines most homeowners miss. Even in winter, the stems and vines can still carry urushiol.
What you don't see is the scope problem. What I find is.
What I check, identify, and map.
Built edges
Trees and vines
Property edges
Hidden growth
You see exactly what I found on your property.
At the end of the survey, we walk the property together. If you requested UV dye and conditions permitted, we'll use UV flashlights and specialty glasses so you see the marked zones. Afterward, I send a custom property map showing the active zones I identified and documented during the survey, along with a fixed-price proposal scoped to the actual work.
The map is yours whether or not you book the removal. Even if you don't go forward with me, you walk away knowing exactly what's on your property.
Field walkthrough
Custom property map
Fixed-price proposal
Send me photos of what you can see. I'll find what you can't.
Before I come out, send 4–6 photos. The setting tells me almost as much as the leaf.
Wide shot
Context shot
Close-up
Vine or edge shot
Don't pull, cut, or weed-whack the plant for the photo, even if you think you aren't allergic. Stand back and use your phone zoom if needed.
Scope boundaries.
A drive-by assessment
A spray treatment
A landscaping service
A property-wide botany inventory
Frequently asked.
Tell me about your poison ivy.
Request a survey, or contact me directly. Service area: Weston primary; Lincoln, Wayland, Sudbury, and Wellesley case by case.
The 2026 calendar is closed. This season's schedule is fully committed, and I am not taking on new surveys or removals for the remainder of the year. The calendar reopens in spring 2027.