Rotten Tree Log

Since this author or blogger has no pets, she will now start blogging about the rotten tree.  I am not too sure what happened but it's still alive.  I tried to cut off the bad parts.  While cutting I wonder if it was white or brown rot.  It was nice to see rot in real life!  I tried to direct all the ants to the rotten pile of wood I sawed off so it will stop eating the tree.  The birds came too!  Last year, i also tied a thin branch to direct it to grow up instead of side way.  I've been observing it and taking dead branches out.  Some new branches are growing out from the ground now but it looks like two species are growing instead of one.  I looked at the bud.