I'm planning on having a large oak tree, 1 1/2 to 2 foot Diameter, in our
back yard removed but was considering leaving a few feet above the ground
for a 'stump' house. We were originally going to put a tree house in this
tree but due to the size and the fact that it overhangs our powerline, not
to mention that it started going balistic in it's acorn production 7 years
ago and is destroying our lawn, have decided to take it down. I did
promise the kids a 'treehouse' so it will be a 'stump' one instead, maybe,
my question is can anyone tell me how long will a stump survive intact. I
mean if it'll rot out from under the playhouse I'd just as soon get it
ground below the surface and put up something else. If it'll stay sound
for 8 or 9 years I think I'll try it since by then the girls should have
outgrown it and I can then get it ground down. Any ideas?

Bill