These tress were probably not on the Palatine Hill when Emperor Augustus and Livia lived there, removed from the stifling heat of the forum itself. But surely there were some like them at that time.
In November last year I went to Rome with my family. I usually wait about six months before featuring the images here but in this case I had plain forgot. Working with the images now is a pleasure and a pain. A pain because I want to go back! 🙂