Half Silver Poplar Appears To Be Dead….what Are Common Causes

Question

My silver poplar is beautifully filled out on one side while the other half looks to have buds yet has never gone past this stage and now looks dead. Is there anything that anyone can tell me as far as what the cause of this might be?

Answer 1

There are, just, a handful of causes that will make the tree die on one side like this. Here is an article that will explain:

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/tgen/tree-is-dead-on-one-side.htm