Hi, first post from Oz!
Outside an establishment blocks from my house there are these poplars which were supposedly planted around the same time (~40yrs) as much larger ones in my backyard (I presume the windbreak spacing has kept them in check sizewise).
The guy cutting them down pointed out the discoloured heartwood and explained that they were rotten.
Is that apparent from this photo?
If that were true and I cut a lower branch off my larger ones and it had this same discolouration, is that an indicator of rot on my larger one?
Thanks for any advice in advance,
Gary
Outside an establishment blocks from my house there are these poplars which were supposedly planted around the same time (~40yrs) as much larger ones in my backyard (I presume the windbreak spacing has kept them in check sizewise).
The guy cutting them down pointed out the discoloured heartwood and explained that they were rotten.
Is that apparent from this photo?
If that were true and I cut a lower branch off my larger ones and it had this same discolouration, is that an indicator of rot on my larger one?
Thanks for any advice in advance,
Gary