u/fakeDrewShafer

Kids have grown, the simple treehouse that served us well us unused and showing signs of age, and we're talking about taking it down

If we do remove it, what do I do about the giant TABs in there? Just taking them out and leaving a giant hole in the trunk seems likely to be bad for the tree.

Tree is a healthy hackberry with a trunk about 2 feet in diameter. The bolts have been in there for about 10 years at this point.