[7] Tradition has it that the tree folded its branches and took this form to prepare a comfortable bed for St. Francis, who found shelter there during a thunderstorm. Next to the tree, there is a rock with the imprint that, according to legend, would have been left the moment, badly apostrophed by a blacksmith who asked him to pay for the shoeing of his donkey, the saint came down from the croup and ordered the beast to return the irons. The beech and other Franciscan places of the Piana Reatina are connected by the Way of Francis,a path surrounded by nature and a destination for tourists and pilgrims.