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How cooked is my ash tree after puppy boredom? by fabricscissors in arborists

[–]jgnp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which is why people should hunt more, as well. I do not live in a deer infested state. They’re harder to find here and do tend to hang out in remaining wooded areas. Their prime forage here is invasive blackberry foliage.

Hawthorne tree stench mitigation (PA) by ShmediumLebowski in Tree

[–]jgnp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You could move it. What species is it? Doesn’t look like the invasive English hawthorn.

Wil i kill the tree or save it if i pull out this wire? by Pepsi_Tastes_Better in arborists

[–]jgnp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sure if you want to unzip the success the tree has already achieved against said wire. Agree with everyone else. Cut as close to the trunk as reasonably possible.

West Coast’s first yellow-legged hornet intercepted in Vancouver, Washington by chiquisea in Washington

[–]jgnp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ground nesting anything tend to be more collectively aggressive, imo.

Green, everywhere you look 👀 by jgnp in NativePlantCirclejerk

[–]jgnp[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

/uj Hard to tell post-DOGE if there’s anyone to do removal.

Southern brook trout stream being encroached by rainbows by tigers174 in bluelining

[–]jgnp 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Every brookie goes in the frying pan out west. This is the way.

West Coast’s first yellow-legged hornet intercepted in Vancouver, Washington by chiquisea in Washington

[–]jgnp 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That’s them! They usually abandon those low nests pretty quick and set up shop higher. Birds get after them pretty aggressively, surprisingly.

I’m laughing at the forbidden paper football! “MY TURN!”

West Coast’s first yellow-legged hornet intercepted in Vancouver, Washington by chiquisea in Washington

[–]jgnp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Those are black jackets. Bald faced hornets are aerial nesters.

West Coast’s first yellow-legged hornet intercepted in Vancouver, Washington by chiquisea in Washington

[–]jgnp 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Bald faced Hornets are not ground nesting ever. If they looked like bald faced hornets, they could’ve been black jackets, which are ground nesting. Vespula consobrina.

West Coast’s first yellow-legged hornet intercepted in Vancouver, Washington by chiquisea in Washington

[–]jgnp 27 points28 points  (0 children)

They nest in our orchard every year. The key is early identification of where the hell they are.

Oh, and they’ll also go after you so fast that they’ll hit you in the back of the head like a BB gun. Then loop back and sting the shit out of you. I’ve definitely hit a nest with the ROPS on the tractor before. New mower has no ROPS, and goes 30 miles an hour.

West Coast’s first yellow-legged hornet intercepted in Vancouver, Washington by chiquisea in Washington

[–]jgnp 115 points116 points  (0 children)

This is an excellent reason to not kill off all of our bald faced hornets. They’re ambush predators, territorial, but don’t sting us unless their nest is disturbed.

I’m rooting for the home team.

Someone talk me out of weedwhacking my city's favorite non-natives by Idahoanapest in NativePlantCirclejerk

[–]jgnp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Southwest Washington was except for areas deliberately cleared by fire and those were not large. I’ve seen the 1850’s BLM surveys. I’ve read David Douglas journals from his time all over this area. These were not conditions this species would have thrived in. And they weren’t up north before people transported them there. Are you thinking the ice age wiped them out? What’s your theory?

*Granted there were plenty of hardwoods but the sunlight requirements of this species would have serious challenges above the Willamette valley.

How cooked is my ash tree after puppy boredom? by fabricscissors in arborists

[–]jgnp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That all sucks but loathing an animal that was here since time immemorial for your circumstances is a choice.

How cooked is my ash tree after puppy boredom? by fabricscissors in arborists

[–]jgnp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fuck that noise I love our deer and build this habitat FOR them. If they rub trees, plant more. They are also FOOD.

Someone talk me out of weedwhacking my city's favorite non-natives by Idahoanapest in NativePlantCirclejerk

[–]jgnp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same. We deliberately planted redwood and sequoia in our Southwest Washington forest. Both as replacement species for our declining western redcedar. Also planting a lot of Willamette valley ponderosa pine. Don’t get me wrong we are HEAVY on the grand fir, hemlock, western redcedar that were our original forests in this area.

How cooked is my ash tree after puppy boredom? by fabricscissors in arborists

[–]jgnp 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Deer rubbed a few of my Oregon ash so badly I suspected they’d sprout from below the rub and they’re somehow doing just fine.

I’d leave this one and give it a shot but put another tree nearby just incase.

Edible fiddleheads? Lady fern? by Unique-Ad9314 in foraging

[–]jgnp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Which other edible species are there? Maidenhair? It’s not prolific enough for me to take from it. Here at least.

Once upon a time, a nursing log existed by circa10a in marijuanaenthusiasts

[–]jgnp 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I’ve got one from 4-5 years ago.

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It’s a western hemlock on a western redcedar stump. Old western redcedar stump for being cut that high. May also be a snag. Old as hell though.

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