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Post by drocknut on Oct 1, 2015 13:26:26 GMT -5
Hi all, haven't been cutting trees in a few months since I left Montana but a friend needed three small fruit trees cut down in the yard so I used my handy dandy chainsaw and took care of them. I forgot to take any before pictures though unfortunately. There was a small peach tree that wasn't bearing fruit. I had already cut some of the limbs off but it was decided that it needed cut all the way down.  It took about 5 minutes to cut it down.  Next was a small plum that like the peach hadn't been bearing fruit for a few years. Again forgot to take before pictures and I had already cut a lot of the limbs off.  That one took a few days because I decided to try to dig out the roots. Cutting it was the easy part.  The roots of the plum.  Last I cut a larger plum tree that like the others had not been bearing fruit. I had whittled it down a bit but then got out the chainsaw and finished it off. I guess it was about 8' tall or thereabouts. Brush pile afterwards.  While I was cutting the larger tree down I had a surprise visitor.  No idea what kind of spider it was but it sure looked strange to me. Anyone know what it is? This was in California so that might help with the id. It took me about 2 hours total to cut all three trees down after I had cut some limbs off of them on previous days. Not a big job but I had fun and made a nice mess of brush. |
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Post by cobbledstones on Oct 1, 2015 13:39:07 GMT -5
That is a wild looking spider...crablike. No clue with the ID, but appreciate seeing something I have never seen before
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Post by Pat on Oct 1, 2015 14:49:46 GMT -5
Spider doesn't look real, sort of velvety. He's a don't-mess-with-me spider!
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Post by orrum on Oct 1, 2015 15:00:50 GMT -5
Don't like spiders..... Do like plums.... Diane is a Plum destroyer! LOL
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Post by mohs on Oct 1, 2015 20:15:30 GMT -5
that serious work Diane I gotta ask you did all that digging find any good rocks? that spider looks fake  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2015 20:30:36 GMT -5
Thank you darling. Your visit was great. I do appreciate the tree trim. You forgot to leave a bill. |
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Post by Mark K on Oct 1, 2015 20:46:59 GMT -5
I have been cutting trees down at my new house.
HEY!!! Did I mention that I bought a house?
I dropped one the other day where I had to cut it funny so it would fall sideways to the way it leaned and it went exactly where I wanted it to go. I was only off by about 2 feet.
Felling trees is fun. The rest is less fun. Fortunately most of my friends want me to drop the trees and they will do the rest.
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Post by Fossilman on Oct 1, 2015 20:55:20 GMT -5
Git R Done.....................
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Post by jamesp on Oct 2, 2015 8:49:19 GMT -5
Diane sawing a stick  |
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Post by drocknut on Oct 2, 2015 9:49:47 GMT -5
You're welcome Scott, it was fun for me and I work for rocks anyway ;-)
Yeah, I agree it does look like a fake spider but it was definitely real. I'm just curious as to what kind of spider it is so hopefully I'll get an id one day. I agree Pat, a don't mess with me spider. I just let it take it's time vacating the tree stump then when it was gone I finished the cutting.
Bill, yep, plum destroyer and proud of it...lol.
No rocks Ed, just a bunch of roots and dirt. It wasn't easy digging but I've dug for rocks and that was harder.
I actually enjoy all of the cutting, even the limbing. The clean up is the worst part and thank goodness I didn't have to do much of that.
Congrats on the new house Mark.
LOL Jamesp, not even close, she has me beat. I will keep to using my chainsaw on small trees.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2015 10:28:52 GMT -5
The plum trees had not produced in three years. We no longer get cold enough for them to make fruit. The peach was a horrible tree from day one.
Now I am ready for citrus, avocado, guava... Maybe a sapote?
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Post by rockpickerforever on Oct 2, 2015 12:01:44 GMT -5
Yellow orb weaver, Neoscona crucifera , most likely a female. This species is quite variable in color and pattern.
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Post by Pat on Oct 2, 2015 12:28:10 GMT -5
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Post by mohs on Oct 2, 2015 12:53:17 GMT -5
I saw few of those yellow orbs in Florida
didn't think they were out west
mostly
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Post by rockpickerforever on Oct 2, 2015 13:03:19 GMT -5
I assume you mean venomous? Not that I'm aware of, although I imagine a person could have an allergic reaction to just about anything.
They are great in the garden for bug control, as are all orb-weaver spiders. The downside is they like to put their (sometimes large, 2 + feet!) webs, most of the time at head height, where one tends to walk into them. I know I do! A small price to pay for their free service.
One in my yard. An orb weaver, just a different kind. Photo taken in early Sept 2012. The orange-ish little dot to the upper right of the spider is the full moon. 
Difference between venomous and poisonous - if it injects something into you that causes a reaction, it would be venomous. If you were to eat it and have a problem - be poisoned - then it is poisonous. Venoms are injected, poisons you ingest.
Just had this discussion on the half day boat a week ago with as deck hand. One of the common fish caught on the boats are California Sculpins, which have venomous spines in their dorsal fin. Can make a person pretty sick, I understand. The deck hand was telling me it was poisonous, I told him it was venomous. But I couldn't tell him anything, he already knew everything, and besides, I didn't like his attitude, so no tip for any of them!
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Post by Pat on Oct 2, 2015 13:08:19 GMT -5
Difference between venomous and poisonous - if it injects something into you that causes a reaction, it would be venomous. If you were to eat it and have a problem - be poisoned - then it is poisonous. Venoms are injected, poisons you ingest.
Jean, thanks for the explanation. All I knew was that both were bad and I didn't want any.
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Post by rockpickerforever on Oct 2, 2015 13:08:48 GMT -5
I saw few of those yellow orbs in Florida didn't think they were out west mostly Ed, the image I posted was taken October 8, 2006 in San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, USA So yes, safe to say they are in Cali! (Watch out, Pat!)
from the website BugGuide.net bugguide.net/node/view/15740
link to page image found on
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Post by Pat on Oct 2, 2015 13:12:33 GMT -5
Yikes! If there is one in my yard, I hope he is well hidden.
This time of year (spider season), when I walk out to get the newspaper, I hold my arms in front of me. They do like to be at head height!
I have mixed feelings about the orb weaver (brown and yellow striped legs) between a rose bush and cherry tree. He can stay. At least I know where he is.
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Post by mohs on Oct 2, 2015 14:28:41 GMT -5
Thanks Jean !
appreciate the info
I never seen one up close in Florida
just high in the tree tops
with an expansive web
just hanging out in the middle
between 2 trees
told the kids they were liable to drop down on ya
I think I said that just to smooth my fears
anyway I was fascinated with them
and looked up information about them at the time
30 years ago
mostly
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Post by jamesp on Oct 2, 2015 17:45:30 GMT -5
Those fruit trees make fine smoking wood. Is it poison or venom if it is administered like a suppository ? A common large spider in Florida with a giant web:  |
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