It was a sad day when one of the oldest trees in the park fell over in 2006. A behemoth of a trunk lay cast exposing a feeble root plate supporting not much of a canopy. It was in its last retrenching phase of life. Having survived for over 400 years and of huge importance with a bewildering array of invertebrates, lichens and fungi we were all keen to try and do something to keep the old fulla going. On close inspection I thought there may be hope if the top two-thirds of the tree was cut off, and the remaining trunk with remnant roots up-righted. Frank Tregunna with digger was quickly on hand to excavate a suitable hole and help to lift the bole back into an upright position. Now, 15 years later the tree has made a great recovery due to the ability of this species to regrow from epicormic shoots on the trunk. It makes a great conversation piece when viewed from the drive which after all is what objects in the park are all about.