How Can I Permanently Destroy A Large Ugly CONK (mushroom-like Growth)

Question

For storm-safety purposes,6 years ago we professionally removed a healthy white oak tree growing next to our home and also had the stump ground down to 1 foot below soil surface. Last year I noticed among my large daylilies there, that a huge ugly growth had invaded. I removed the growth (CONK) with a shovel and burned it in a metal burn-barrel. The conk returned and I removed and burned it again 2 months ago. Now it has grown again. Do I shovel it out more deeply? Then burn it as before? Should I pour undiluted white vinegar in the dug hole? How can I get the conks to stop their growth?? I know that it is related to the decomposition of the oak’s roots. I do not have any camera or means of taking pictures. I am quite elderly and deaf. Please advise me via my email. Thank you. Christine in Oxford, MASS.

Answer 1

There is really nothing you can do. They will grow as long as the host plant survives. It won't hurt your other plants to just let it be.

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/fungus-lichen/tree-bracket-fungus.htm