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The majestic ruin stands alone in a grassy expanse etched with cypress and umbrella pine.

Further on, as I stumble on basalt slabs beneath tall umbrella pine trees, I pass what looks like a temple, its marble columns setting the stage for the brick building behind it.

Also Japanese red pine, Norway spruce, China fir, Himalayan pine, Japanese umbrella pine!

You would need such a considered spot for something as special as a China fir, Himalayan pine or Japanese umbrella pine.

Among the parks whose gates were locked Saturday was Rome’s sprawling Villa Pamphilj, a hilly expansive of umbrella pines and palm trees on the former grounds of a noble family.