Do I have a sick Gumtree?

[u/Mountain_Text_3172]

The tree is shedding lots of very thick bark and plenty of dead small branches are falling.

I've included a pic of some of the recent bark it has shed, which is thicker than my thumb.

There are also deep cracks up the trunk from almost ground level and then the lowest limb has some kind of deep rot with fungus in it.

I'm unsure what type of gum it is, but it's not a smooth bark variant I'm pretty sure. Keen for some opinions 🙏🏼

[u/Fit-Phase4622]

With trees better safe than sorry. My daughter has a massive gum in the backyard of her rental. The trunk is absolutely rotten. When you turn the hose on it water seeps out like it’s coming out of pours . She has reported it to the real estate agent multiple times and they do nothing.