Interesting images of that stump. Could that white substance be some kind of fungus? What does the consistency of the substance feel like in comparison to the wood of the stump?

Here in NC, we are surrounded by towering pines. Wherever I lived outside of NC, when we traveled back to NC, I always knew when we’d arrived in the state just from the smell of that Carolina pine.

Here’s a link to my TreeTuesday entry https://steemit.com/treetuesday/@momzillanc/the-elephant-tree