We’ve Been Discussing This Subject For A Long Time
We’ve been debating this for a long time. Which came first, the egg or the chicken? Which one came first, the tree or the tire? While some of us have been debating this subject, others have been debating a different one:

Trying to imagine how the tire would have spanned over the branches is becoming difficult. The tree may have grown around the tire if they had left it there and waited for it to do so. Maybe a piece of the tire was cut off and folded over the storage area to conceal it? It’s definitely something to consider.