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A 400-year-old stone pine in Abengibre, Spain, this tree has sheltered generations of locals and witnessed countless celebrations, childhood games and romances.

Then, shortly after, the power company advised them to remove their giant Italian stone pine.

Adatto said the new rules should be “enough to keep most landscaping alive,” but was concerned about her recently planted Italian stone pine.

That New Year’s Eve, after Ms. Joskow whacked a star-shaped piñata hanging from the stone pine tree in their backyard, out flew a black pouch with a ring in it.

Brought from Turkey in ancient times, they now are so inherently Italian that some people call them Italian stone pines.