I only now found your message about your trees ....
hello all ... I do not comment, here ... but enjoy your company in silence ...
'Tis good, christine! There's hope yet ... and, from the comments you made ... the damaged tree might be saved.
Now. Sadly ... you need to keep in the front of your mind that nothing lives forever ... that's a very old tree, you have ... still ... you might have the *blessing* of his company for a number of years to come. *grins*