Today at Abbotsbury Sub-tropical Gardens we witnessed the demise of the famous Wing-nut tree. The tree surgeons have been working for the past few weeks to remove the canopy branches; with that work completed the tree was carefully cut to ready it for felling. The visitors to the gardens today and a few members of staff watched from a safe distance on the colonial tearooms veranda, where many photographs were taken. A tractor was readied with a rope as the final preparations were made. The huge trunk was felled and many of the customers told me how sad they were to see the huge tree finally down. One of the visitors from a few weeks ago told me it was the “faraway tree” for her children and those of us who have visited the gardens since childhood will sorely miss the large impressive tree. On the positive side the gardens are constantly evolving and I’m sure there will be a new look to that area of the garden in the future.