Mr.Brownstone: The guys that cut the tree down drilled about 4 holes and probably put some of that in it...they should have drilled about a dozen holes, it's been several years and didn't rot out completely. I've been chipping away on it this month with hatchet...got most of it that was sticking up but then there'll be the roots and the stump that is below the dirt. I just go out there and whack on it with the hatchet in the early morning when I need to release some stress.