Cottage Report - Gypsy moths clear out the leaves

 

That's our nice white oak.  All the leaves are gone.  Most of the oaks are the same.  We had this 30 years ago.  The oaks have put money away for a rainy day, and will recover.  The moths will get attacked by fungus and parasites.  That's why we planted a lot of pine trees 30 years ago, so we would have some shade when the plague came again.