Here is the 3rd picture of the white spots on the Red Oak. Image link:

It isn't my tree, but I could get roundup and kill it in the spring. It is in an old cemetary in Uniontown Pa, near my house. The maintenance is not too good there, some trees are covered in ivy and dead. They cut the grass, but most of the trees need dead wood removed, like the tree in the pic, it has lots of dead branches, if I had lots of money I would try to get it pruned, but it's on public land and I don't have money to throw at a tree that isn't mine. There are some big cedar/arborvitae looking evergreens there too, they may be yews, I didn't really look at the foilage too good.

Most likely these are Eastern Tentworm Caterpillars although they could also be cousins called the Fall Webworm. It was not necessary to cut off the branches which probably did as much harm to the tree as those caterpillars, maybe more. Although the webs look really bad once the caterpillars pupate the tree will leaf out again and go about its business. Control of these buggers can be quite simple if started very early in their lives with sprays of Bacillus thuringiensis - Kurstaki. That disease pathogen is not effective after those larva are over about 3 weeks old. Neem Oil sprays could be effective in later life stages. Most often the owners of trees afflicted with these wee buggers do more damage to the trees than do the larva, but prevention is even more effective. The Tentworm moth lays the eggs that hatch into the caterpillars in the fall and that egg mass can be found, typically, from 9 to 18 inches in from a branch tip and looks like a foam band around that branch. If any are found they can be pruned off. The Fall webworm female moth cannot fly and needs to climb the tree to meet the male who can fly, so a band of some sticky suff around affected trees, placed before the female matures, will keep those webworms out of your trees.

Dax, how's that little girl doing now? My brother picked up a new dog (lost) from the road, and my Ginger took an instant dislike to her, she was a small dog that reminded me of the "Toto" dog from Wizard of oz. Little and furry. I liked her. Thankfully her owner came looking for her in our area, and my brother was outside, and they were reunited. Ginger is the reason I haven't gotten another dog, she isn't very affectionate, but, she will be jealous if I get another pooch. I took care of my best friends 3 Pitt bulls when they were on vacation, and I love her dogs, especially her indoor dog Brutus. Pit bulls can be so affectionate. She has 2 outside and one indoors. She would have them all indoors but 1 of them can't hold her bowels, so she keeps one of the other ones outside with this other dog for company. Her inside dog Brutus is inside because he got attacked by another dog they no longer have. This other dog bit into his neck so bad he nearly died. This other dog was his biological father, and was not neutered. I guess that some breeds or some dogs when they reach a certain age will challenge even their own kin for dominance, if not neutered. I may be overgeneralizing here. But, all 3 of my BFF's Pitt bulls are big ole Love Bugs. Spaying/neutering is very important in assuring good temperment for some breeds. Again, Dax, hope that "dittle girl" gets better soon. From poaky1 Give her another kiss on the schnoz from me.