What wrong with this tree?

[phill]

Just wondering If any of you guys could help me out on this one ,this large white popular shead a large branch during the recent high winds it also contains a decent amount of dead wood , was thinking it was white rot but couldn't see any fruiting bodies on the tree ?

 

Rarther new to the industry so still getting to grips with P&D

 

Cheers

Phill

[skyhuck]

Its a Pop, thats what they do.

 

Looks like decay from a previous shed branch.

 

They are not great trees, IMO, and are very prone to dropping branches.

[Ian C]

Agree

[phill]

Cheers for that skyhuck

Should this tree therefore be removed seen as its next I a property ?

[Paul Cleaver]

looks like another branch is ready to go - I would sort it out before it does

[skyhuck]

I would not want it next to my house.

[treequip]

Cheers for that skyhuck

Should this tree therefore be removed seen as its next I a property ?

 

Its got internal decay, a very poor morphology and plenty of targets, break out the big saws

 

Oh yes, and its a pop

[phill]

Cheers guys

It's actually 1 of a group of 3 all in the same condition looks like they're also be getting the chop

[daltontrees]

I would guess it has been topped a few years ago, resulting in a decurrent form in a species that wants to be excurrent. As others have said they drop big branches. A combination of not being good with decurrent form generally and a big centre of decay at the previous topping point might mean danger for the nearby houses. Also Poplar has no heartwood, and its core is susceptible to decay or even just dysfunction associated with bacterial infection. Basically Poplars seem to see off infection by maintaining their cores so wet and anaerobic that nothing can survive or flourish there. Open that up and let some air in and all bets are off.

 

As you probably know anyway, you don't need to see fruiting bodies for there to be fungus present and active.

[Arctostaphylos uva-ursi]

Weak unions, previous injury, bad past management, strong wind -compounding factors.