Tulip Poplar rot

[Stonewoodiron]

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 input and time

 

[sean donato]

In my opinion it's an accident waiting to happen, I don't know poplar to be a very strong wood to begin with, add in the rot and age of the tree, I've had several poplars on my property I took down for similar reasons.

 

[Bango Skank]

Anything in range of getting smooshed that they’d rather not be smooshed?

 

[Stonewoodiron]

In my opinion it's an accident waiting to happen, I don't know poplar to be a very strong wood to begin with, add in the rot and age of the tree, I've had several poplars on my property I took down for similar reasons.

Thank you for he confirmation Sean

 

[Raintree]

My experience with yellow poplar, heart wood is fairly rot resistant. Not so much for the sap wood.

 

[Stonewoodiron]

Anything in range of getting smooshed that they’d rather not be smooshed?

Yeah. Even if it misses sheds and a deck it will probably be tree domino’s behind my house and neighbors house. Do you know the probable cause of that wound?

 

[Stonewoodiron]

My experience with yellow poplar, heart wood is fairly rot resistant. Not so much for the sap wood.

True. I’m having doubts on whether or not the heartwood will hold. Also, now exposed it is very prone to all the insects and diseases I suppose

 

[Del_]

Yeah. Even if it misses sheds and a deck it will probably be tree domino’s behind my house and neighbors house. Do you know the probable cause of that wound?

It may be damage from equipment when the house was built.

What year is the house?

 

[Stonewoodiron]

It may be damage from equipment when the house was built.

What year is the house?

1965. But that tree is old. Do you think the tree could have been hit early in life and just never healed?