Tree experts-- need opinions on a problem

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I found a large branch that had broken off overnight from this tree. I don't know the kind of tree, though.

The branch was not really dead as it had new growth and suckers starting. What I found when cutting the bigger bits is that the inside was waterlogged. You can see in the pics what I found. My concern is that the tree is damaged on the inside and, as you can see, leans towards the house. Is this normal for a rainy climate. We had not had many days over 80 this year and had a lot of rain.

Would the brush pile and grass clippings around the base have caused this? Ok, I didn't take a picture of that but i have have been throwing my grass clippings around those 2 trees for the past couple of years. My kids have been using the pile as a hill for the Barbie Jeep.

Thanks for the help.

[widebody911]

I'm not an arborist, but I play one on TV, and I think that tree needs to come down.

And the Crocs gotta go.

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The Crocs are NOT mine!!! My son loves the stupid shoes. Ugh.





Thanks for the advice, Thom.

[MFAFF]

Tree looks pretty rotten on the inside..

Probably water entering from a split at the fork below the branch..this results in a waterlogged core.. which rots and kills the core wood above it was well.

You might want to get it felled...

[cstreit]

Looks like a Silver Maple to me, the weed of the tree world. Damn hardy things though. You might just leave it be for a while and then have an arborist look at it next year. Agree that the crook collected water... but now that it's down, might resist any more issues.