Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: Help identifying and proper removal, 1 by doubleb1

doubleb1 wrote:
Purchased our house several years ago and this was fairly small and wasn\'t bothering us too much. It\'s significantly increased in size and density and we would like to get rid of it or get some opinions on what to do with it. Also find out what it is. Whatever it is I\'m quite allergic to it. If I walk into it I get large red welts on my legs where it ever so lightly touches my skin. It\'s awful. Any help is very much appreciated. It is about 4 inches deep and lays fairly flat on the ground. Overall it covers a 20X10 area.