Year by year she comes to full bloom. Leaves drop and take forever to clean up. Looking for any information from this photo on the health of the tree and if there is anything i can do to help it. Climate is NE in Pittsburgh, PA
Looks like a Norway Maple. It’s early spring, give it time and see how it responds.
organicparadox
It’s drowning in mulch and the rocks are too close
jay0lee
That bench certainly looks questionable for a rope swing…
Sistamama
did it get hit by lightning?
a_fizzle_sizzle
Do you have landscape fabric underneath? If so, remove it so the roots have air to breathe.
Pull the mulch away from the tree- mulch holds moisture and when it sits on trunks it can cause rot over time.
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If it was my tree, I’d have an arborist come out and look at that vertical crack. The good news is that it doesn’t go down into the roots.
ohdear73
That’s a Norway maple with a girdling root issue. Norways are genetically predisposed to that condition. If you follow that wound/crack down to the ground you’ll find a flat spot on the trunk where the root has been choking itself for years.
Not a lot can be done, you’ll be cutting the nose off to spite the face. Take the deadwood out and enjoy it while you can.
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Looks like a Norway Maple. It’s early spring, give it time and see how it responds.
It’s drowning in mulch and the rocks are too close
That bench certainly looks questionable for a rope swing…
did it get hit by lightning?
Do you have landscape fabric underneath? If so, remove it so the roots have air to breathe.
Pull the mulch away from the tree- mulch holds moisture and when it sits on trunks it can cause rot over time.
Edit:
If it was my tree, I’d have an arborist come out and look at that vertical crack. The good news is that it doesn’t go down into the roots.
That’s a Norway maple with a girdling root issue. Norways are genetically predisposed to that condition. If you follow that wound/crack down to the ground you’ll find a flat spot on the trunk where the root has been choking itself for years.
Not a lot can be done, you’ll be cutting the nose off to spite the face. Take the deadwood out and enjoy it while you can.