I'm sorry there's just not enough to make a definite answer at the moment.  I looks like you might have a leaf or flower about to emerge.  Once you get that, please send a picture and we'll try again.  

On Sun, May 23, 2021 at 6:18 AM, Ask Extension

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It looks like you have a small hickory tree; but if you don't want a tree there, by definition it's a weed. 

Hickory trees have taproots so if you want to remove it, it is better to do it sooner before the root gets too long.

I haven't seen your vinegar, poison ivy, morning glories post.  If you reply on this thread, I'll see it and be glad to do a little research to answer the question.

Having just finished a bout of poison ivy, I’d do anything to get rid of it and everything in the way would just have to go; but there are options for those of you not so vindictive. I’ve heard of using white vinegar or a combination of white vinegar, salt, and dishwashing liquid to kill poison ivy but couldn’t find any scientific articles to support it. However, it would be nonselective so everything around it would die.

There are herbicides that are typically used for killing poison ivy such as glyphosate, amitrole, 2,4.D and triclopyr. Each of them will kill poison ivy with repeated applications but they will also kill your morning glories. One possible way to destroy the ivy and keep the flowers would be to cut each ivy vine and immediately paint it with one of the aforementioned chemicals being careful not to touch the morning glories. You’ll probably have to do that again in several weeks but eventually the poison ivy will give up. Naturally, you’ll read all the label directions and be careful when using chemicals.

You should find the following articles helpful in giving more details about removing poison ivy. Poison Ivy | Home & Garden Information Center (clemson.edu) and Controlling Poison Ivy in the Landscape | UGA Cooperative Extension.

Six weeks is horrible! One, maybe two weeks, and I find a doctor.  

Obviously, you don't want to spend a lot of time getting rid of it.  Spray it with one of the herbicides, but remember even dead it can still cause a rash.  Be careful!

There's a mental image of you in a hazmat suit walking through the woods admonishing your dog to stay out of the poison ivy!  

People have gotten poison ivy from burning firewood with the dried stems on it and the smoke has carried the urushiol through the air to them.  I've gotten it from mulch (like you could recognize it there!)

Just know to wash well after being around it and wash all your clothes.

Good luck!