Rome’s Famous Christmas Tree to Be Reborn as a Baby Nursing Station The tree, known as Spelacchio, or mangy, was dismantled Thursday, but the much-maligned spruce will live on, in the hearts of Romans, and in a book. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Iceland Goes to Polls Amid Scandals, Disgust and DistrustThe Interpreter: Mexico’s Record Violence Is a Crisis 20 Years in the Making796 Irish Children Vanished. Where Are They?Public Shaming and Even Prison for Plastic Bag Use in RwandaHelicopter Crash Kills U.S. Service Member in AfghanistanTired by Years of Separatist Strife, Many Basques Wary of New Independence Bid