I’ve actually seen this in real life (growing a tree from the middle of the stump), most leaf trees can do that, because their root system doesn’t die immediately once the tree has been cut down (or broke due to a storm or something like that). If you’ve seen multiple trees growing from one root system, it’s quite likely that this happened.
It’s a hermit crab. They live at the beach. With the housing prices going up, this one can’t afford living anywhere near the beach and has to live in a can near a puddle.
I’m going back to bed. Took me way too long to get this, so my brain still needs an hour or two of sleep.