Every spring on the wild cherry that seeds itself into Indiana fence lines. In Plainfield, the most age-mixed canopy of the three: a genuine 1950s ring plus the pre-1900 Quaker core along Main Street (US 40) carries 60-to-90-year-old shade trees over the street, while Saratoga, Sugar Grove Farms and Legacy Farms hold 10-to-25-year-old planted stock, and the White Lick Creek bluffs hold the town's only real remnant woodland. Ash is gone here as everywhere in Indiana. Cosmetic on an established tree.
Plainfield's canopy and what's at risk
The most age-mixed canopy of the three: a genuine 1950s ring plus the pre-1900 Quaker core along Main Street (US 40) carries 60-to-90-year-old shade trees over the street, while Saratoga, Sugar Grove Farms and Legacy Farms hold 10-to-25-year-old planted stock, and the White Lick Creek bluffs hold the town's only real remnant woodland. Ash is gone here as everywhere in Indiana.
What to look for
Silk tents in branch forks in spring, with caterpillars massed inside.
Whether the tree can be saved
Cosmetic on an established tree. The tents look far worse than the damage is, and the tree refoliates.
Timing in Hendricks County
Remove tents by hand in early morning while the caterpillars are inside. Do not burn them out — people set trees alight doing this every year.
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