Ancient wisteria care

[Bugblatter]

Hi everyone,

We moved into an old Suffolk cottage last year with a fantastic ancient wisteria growing up it. The trunk is over a metre in circumference at the base so heaven knows how old it is.

Anyway, overall it is very healthy but a large section of the main trunk is very soft, dry and rotten (dry rot underneath the thin bark). The rotten area is pretty large but doesn't affect the stability (or health) of the tree.

Should I just leave this rotten area or cut the area away from the trunk. I'm erring on the side of leaving it but I don't want to hurt or damage a fantastic tree...

Any advice greatfully received... if you think I should upload an image of the tree I can if requested.

Thanks in advance,

Dan.

 

[Adkpk]

I say leave it. I know a few old wisteria's, they all have trunks like that. Send the pics.