Huge hole in tree

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Gawains

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I'm building a tree house and put up a platform in the beginning of winter (away from the bark and sealed). It all seemed fine, until recently a large hole appeared beneath the platform:

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I don't know if the woodpecker was thinking of moving in, or looking for bugs, but I can't really see any sign of infection except for this weird growth:

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The tree had leaves in the fall and looked healthy enough. I hope I didn't mess up the tree :(

Can anyone here offer any advice as I'm clueless......
 
Listen to the woodpecker, cause it is telling you to relocate the treehouse to a tree that isn't decayed.
 

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