Locals, who are outraged at the cost of the sickly tree, have dubbed the behemoth "spelacchio," which roughly translates to mangy or balding.
On social media, the tree has it's own "spelacchio" account, and many have used #spelacchio to compare the tree to healthy Christmas trees in other cities and slam the city's unpopular mayor, Virginia Raggi.
The city is investigating why the tree is doing so poorly, according to the Associated Press.
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