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Typical Poison-Oak
Appearances
By The Month
January
Most berries gone; no leaves.
February
Dormancy is broken; lots of red.
March
Reds and light greens.
April
Leaves bronzed; blossoming peaks.
May
Thick and darker green.
June
The thinning of foliage begins.
July
Rhizomes become visible, running along the
surface of the ground.
August
Leaflets this color help you identify the plant.
Look for them on the ground under the plant.
September
The foliage has thinned considerably;
the dropped leaves are redder.
October
The remaining leaves get really red!
November
The fruit is mature; most of the leaves are gone.
December
Each warm spell a few small pale-green
leaves are temporarily produced.