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Never boiled it, V, but I have steamed some wood with the bark on. Similar thing, the bark peels off easily. Probably the heat combined with water reduces the bond between the bark and the wood. Sapwood next to the bark is generally not very durable material, it probably swells up and...

To my mind, there aren't very many pieces of wood that you simply find natural, that hold long term interest and purposefulness without someone adding their own sense to them with one tool or another.

Natural forms like that can make very nice containers for plants. I don't know if there is room on the underside to hollow it out and seal it at the bottom to hold sufficient soil, but I think it could be attractive indoors or wherever. You could line it with some water impervious sheeting to...

How large is that, Willie, hard to tell from the photos.