If you like your tree you can keep it.

Can't say I ever saw this before.

You'll see that in Texas with old Liveoaks.

had a horse barn at a place I worked at in the 90s was built around a 200 year old oak , the tree died when the barn burned

There's a restaurant in Old Town (in Albuquerque) that has a tree in the middle of it. The tree is probably 60' tall. That restaurant is also haunted. In high school a girl friend worked there and she would always tell me stories of crazy stuff happening. All of old town is haunted. Lots of pictures have been taken and ghosts are seen. There's ghosts tours that go to various businesses there.

And the thing shot up right in front of the door as well. hate to run into that unknowingly in the morning trying to get out.