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I get itchy just looking at it. The leaves don't have to be new, or even there. The leafless branches and the roots can - and will - get you too. I know. I am an expert at "getting" poison oak.
Also miraculous at turning your bones to dust Great drug for short-term use though. It's gotten me over poison oak and ivy a few times when I was a little kid and had it all over my hands, face, arms, and legs.