Derek Reese 29
5 year old buck +
Hello everyone,
Help an older gent at his cabin with habitat stuff. We put in 5 apple/crabs last year (couple in spring couple in fall) and actually got decent growth on his poor soil.
Added 2 more this year.
Then the dreaded gypsy moth caterpillars hit and he didn't discover them until too late.
Is this a death sentence for the young trees? I think he said 3 of them still had at least some leaves?
This is not an every year phenomenon (I've worked with him since 2020 and we have never had them since then at least).
Any way to help the ones that got chomped? (I was thinking fertilizer, but don't know if that's a waste of time).
Help an older gent at his cabin with habitat stuff. We put in 5 apple/crabs last year (couple in spring couple in fall) and actually got decent growth on his poor soil.
Added 2 more this year.
Then the dreaded gypsy moth caterpillars hit and he didn't discover them until too late.
Is this a death sentence for the young trees? I think he said 3 of them still had at least some leaves?
This is not an every year phenomenon (I've worked with him since 2020 and we have never had them since then at least).
Any way to help the ones that got chomped? (I was thinking fertilizer, but don't know if that's a waste of time).