rot

Hi Everyone, I have what I believe is a large Sugar Maple and I'm concerned about its health. I noticed wood peckers poking into a wound of an old limb and when I investigated, I noticed the inside of the wound has soft spots, rot, and bugs. I'm wondering whether It's possible to clean it...

So……..how big of an issue is this rot (pics attached) Tree is approximately 80-100’ It’s been like this for 6 years. I dug out the punky, spongy wood last month and found solid heartwood. Not sure if it needs to come down, if I can “fix” this, or if it even needs attention. Thank you for your...

I have a 31' DBH black walnut in my woods that I discovered a hole leading to the center about 2 feet above the ground and 6-8'' of the center rotted away. There are several other black walnuts in this part of the woods but this is the biggest (not by much) and I like the campground look of this...