Christmas trees come in all different shapes and sizes. SEE ALSO: RIP: The country's most tragic Christmas tree has diedThere are tall, bushy ones. Miniature ones that sit on your table top. Fake ones. Real ones. Then there's this 65ft one in Rome's Piazza Venezia, which cost a solid €48,000 ($57,000) in transport fees and pretty much has more baubles than pine needles: Tweet may have been deleted Oh dear. The tree has been drawing a mixture of criticism and pity since it was put up in the square earlier this month. Tweet may have been deleted Many people on social media have been mourning its untimely demise. Tweet may have been deleted Tweet may have been deleted The tree even has its own Twitter account now, and a solid 5000+ followers. Tweet may have been deleted "Spelacchio" (which roughly translates as "mangy") is now rapidly entering meme territory. Tweet may have been deleted Tweet may have been deleted Tweet may have been deleted RIP. Featured Video For You You can now control your Christmas tree lights with your phone |
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