Not leafing out evenly

[capetrees]

I'm not saying there isn't shothole leafminer on the tree...but that isn't what caused the uneven leaf formation. That sounds more like somebody afraid to say "I don't know" so they found something.

Did the tree ever develop full leaves?

still the same as it was.

 

[lloyd786]

Whats happening here? These two oak trees have fully leafed branches and then some that are looking like they're dead. They're not injured in any way, no landscaping has happened in the past 10 years and the watering for them is natural, no irrigation. It's been dry but the other trees are in full bloom.

What gives?
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Did the gypsy moths eat those leaves off as soon as they popped ?

 

[old CB]

Reminds me of die-back of large, otherwise healthy oaks that I once saw, caused by a leaking natural gas line beneath the ground.

 

[capetrees]

Did the gypsy moths eat those leaves off as soon as they popped ?

no gypsy moths here yet

 

[Mad Professor]

I lost two mature mullberry trees that had similar lack of leaf out. 3 years they were dead, no sign of bugs

It was god dammed voles that girdeled the root systems