Tonino’s parents move to the city. They have no time for trees. They want Grandpa to move into a nursing home. The cherry tree? “Just a plant.” Grandpa refuses. He sleeps in a hammock in Felice’s branches.
One night, a violent storm hits. Grandpa, old and sick, climbs Felice to save a bird’s nest. The next morning, Tonino finds him there—cold, still, peaceful. Grandpa has died in the arms of his cherry tree.