Just wanted to plant a cherry tree....
I'm normally just a lurker but I've seen what you can do. Long Island New York. I'm digging for a tree to plant in my yard. I find this. House is 100 years old. I put the water in the clean off the pipe. It was completely dry before that. Do I really have to call someone to check it out? Can I just plant my tree instead? The exposed part of the pipe is 11 inches diameter.
I know the right thing is to call 811 and see if there are utility lines on the property and if not call a plumber see if they know what it is but I'm very tempted to just plant my tree on top of it because it's the perfect spot for it.
WWYD
Chihuahua pic in the hole just for fun because I said to him Sammy don't fall in the hole and he immediately fell in the hole. It also gives you an idea on how deep it is which is not very deep