Soil at sunset

We have a tree seedling which would be better off planted than kept in a pot but the ground is bone dry and hard as nails……. The small pile of dry soil is what I dug out with difficulty around lunchtime, then I tipped in a bucket of water and six hours later I was able to go down another 10” without any problem. The hole is now hosting a further bucketful and we’ll see if we can get to a reasonable depth in the morning. Thanks to aA for taking the photo.