Anybody Home ?

This mysterious hole is at the base of a large Sumac tree.
I have no idea who or what resides in there, but I am sure someone or something does.
This particular tree, and about five more like it, have been here ever since we bought the place in 1998; they were this big in 1998 and are no bigger now; which is surprising considering that tiny little sprouts will grow ten or more feet in a year.
In my area, Sumac is considered a weed and an extreme annoyance.
It thrives in fence-rows, probably on account of birds sitting on the fence and relieving themselves of the seeds.
Also, like Locust and Mimosa, new trees can sprout from the roots of an existing tree, often hundreds of feet from the existing tree.
Every year, I chop them down; and, the next year, they will be back, five for each one I chopped down, twenty or thirty feet tall, and as big around as my arm.
The wood is completely useless for any purpose and you would have to soak it in diesel fuel to get it too burn.

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