willow tree

I have had this tree in my yard for 20 years and love it. But it's not doing good. I've made a circle of mulch under the my many trees in the yard but that one. Now the base is gnarly (see pics), and I suspect it may be why the tree is suffering. It seems that the bark at the base is in such...

Hi there, I'm planning my chicken run/goat pens and need a good shade tree that i can also occasionally feed to my goats. I was looking at the weeping willow tree because it's edible and gives good shade. However, i have no experience with willows at all. It seems they would like my clay soil...