u/pittsmasterplan

Greeting all and Happy 4th for my fellow Americans. I request advice and expectations before I call an arborist/local tree company out tomorrow (Sunday).

A massive storm came through and ripped ~30% of the canopy down. The tree has otherwise been healthy aside from the water/rot weakened areas seen in the later panels. The trunk is roughly 18” wide at this section. We love this tree so I want to keep it should it be able to survive such an injury.

Do you think the entire tree is toast?

Thanks for your time!

Location: south central Pennsylvania

I’ve never seen these in this location before. Would require me to get up a steeper embankment on my property. Apologies if the photo doesn’t show the underside very well. If unable to ID – I will delete the post and repost correctly.

Thank you for your time.

Smells like nanas cooking whenever my neighbor mows the grass. I am in sheer awe that this patch has grown into such a large area!