When ground was first broken on the rest stop, there were plans to relocate the tree, but considering the threat this would have posed to the tree's survival, and the local support for the tree, which is regarded as a local guardian spirit, it remained, becoming the symbol of Tungshan Rest Stop.
當初休息站開挖時，曾計畫將這株老榕樹移走，但考量移樹後存活不易，再加上在地人堅持這株老榕是當地的守護神而不斷抗爭，於是老樹得以留下，更成為東山休息站的最佳地標。