Does anyone know the tree here in Italy called ............(I think!)...............'amoro'............OR 'umbrello'?

We have one tree that sprouts like a 'good-un', there are others around here in Le Marche, but every year they are SEVERELY pruned, and then they grow again no probs.

My neighbour, who speaks only dialetto, says it is the aforementioned 'amoro' tree........

After pruning it looks a right mess (almost a tall stump)........

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17 April 2011 Last updated at 15:30 GMT

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back to the story of the house build which has went terribly wrong, last time i wrote was to tell you all that it was in the hands of the judge at the tribunal, who appointed a consulate to come to the house and report what he thinks is write or wrong in the house build, he apparently has 60 days in which to report back his findings to the judge, well he asked for an extension on these 60days(i don't know for how long) which have now become 120 days, my lawyer phone him a couple of weeks ago(which my lawyer says he should really be phoning him) and he said it would be at the tribunal in th

So far I have been fairly lucky with the traffic at St Gothard Tunnel but I have seen the traffic backing up in the opposite direction and have been very glad not to be in it. Is there any advice as to how to avoid the jams there?