"Prakash" wrote in
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Daldinia concentrica. Google on 'cramp ball'

Spot on. It is indeed the 'cramp ball'. The tree is going. What do I
do with
the stump ? Will it just continue to decay and host many other
fungii ? Or
do I need to try and get it out ? Is there anything I can do (spray
it with
something etc?) to stop the stump providing a place for more fungii
?

The general idea would be to retain the attractiveness of the stump
for fungi.. They are, after all, the major soldiers in the recycling
of dead woody material.

Franz