If you have a piece of rebar, or the like, that you can put a point on, you can make a "hand-feel" compaction tester. Cheap version of http://agrimart.net/dickey-john-soil-compaction-tester-155850003as1/?gclid=CjwKEAjwmZWvBRCCqrDK_8atgBUSJACnib3lmP6B8MCWfLUgU1VUP-WJo-a6urxOx2wFmyKmbjKMcxoCJiDw_wcB
You have other defects over some deadwood you cut in the other thread. Looked like maybe a sprout from where an old pruning cut was made, grew larger, then died.
https://www.masterblasterhome.com/showthread.php?4564-The-official-quot-Welcome-New-Members-quot-thread!&p=734576#post734576
Welcome Ian.
The NEW POSTS link, two 'lines' under the TREE HOUSE name, top left, is very useful.
What is the decline pattern for EAB? Top down? Bottom up? The top of the tree is harder to supply with a compromised vascular system. The top also gets more sun, so its more advantageous to shut off shaded limbs for ones in full sun.
Confirm, EAB presence or absence. Consider preservation...
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