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This year the 76-foot-tall Christmas tree has been transported from upstate New York to Manhattan and hoisted at Rockefeller Center. It will be illuminated on 2 December. There is a decades old family story behind this.
Manhattan This year’s Christmas tree was hoisted into place at Rockefeller Center on the morning of the 7th. This tree is 76 feet high and weighs approximately 11 tons.norway Spruce (Norway spruce) was transported approximately 200 miles from Upstate New York to Midtown. Workers used a large crane to lift it from the trailer and park it in the plaza overlooking the ice rink. This scene attracted a large number of people to watch, marking the beginning of year-end celebrations.
The Christmas tree comes from West Edmeston in upstate New York. It is estimated to be about 75 years old and has a crown of 50 feet at its widest point. On the 5th, crews first cut down large trees in the local area, collected branches and leaves and bundled them, and then used a crane to lift a nearly 100 feet long flatbed trailer. During transportation, the Christmas tree was carried along the way by Sheriff’s Office and State Police relays. The Christmas tree arrived in Manhattan late at night on the 6th and was completed on the morning of the 7th.
There is also a section related to this year’s Christmas treeChristmas Relevant family stories. According to local TV station WBNG, resident Carl Camenga planted the trees next to the home he built with his son Wade in the early 1970s. Kamenga died on Christmas Day 10 years ago. The current owner, Rebecca Decker, purchased the property about five years ago, and only learned of this past incident from Kamenga’s family after being contacted by Rockefeller Center.
Decker said the other party told him that this year marks the tenth anniversary of Kamenga’s death, which gave the donation an extra layer of sentimental and warm meaning. On the day the Christmas tree was cut down and transported, two families and local residents gathered to say goodbye as they watched the tree that had accompanied the community for many years move to New York City.
Rockefeller Center also held the second annual “Meet the Tree Day” that day, providing free family activities for children to meet cartoon characters, make crafts, write holiday letters, and leave well-wishes and goodwill pledges on the “Care Tree”.
Eric Pozé, Rockefeller Center’s chief horticulturist, has been involved in tree selection for more than 30 years. He told about the ideal Christmas tree that people will plant on a large scale in their living rooms, which will bring a smile on people’s faces.
In the coming weeks, workers will string more than 50,000 colorful, energy-saving LED lights and nearly five miles of string onto the Christmas tree, and a Swarovski crystal star weighing approximately 900 pounds will be hung at the top of the tree. Designed by architect Daniel Libeskind and first launched in 2018, the star has 70 sharp corners and is studded with nearly 3 million crystals.
The lighting ceremony is scheduled to be held on December 2 (Wednesday) from 7 to 10 pm, and the Christmas tree is expected to be on display by January 9 next year. The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree tradition began in 1931, when workers building the center built a small tree decorated with homemade garlands; The first official lighting ceremony was held in 1933. After the festival, this year’s trees will be processed into lumber and donated to the non-profit organization Habitat for Humanity.
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The Christmas tree is 76 feet tall and weighs approximately 11 tons. This is a Norway spruce from West Edmeston, upstate New York. It is approximately 75 years old and has a crown of 50 feet at its widest point.
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Crews first cut and bundled the branches locally, and then used a crane to lift them onto a nearly 100-foot flatbed trailer. They were escorted by the sheriff’s office and state police along the way. They arrived late at night on the 6th and hoisted it in place on the morning of the 7th.
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The lighting ceremony is scheduled for Dec. 2 from 7 to 10 p.m. The Christmas tree is expected to be on display until January 9 next year, after which it will be processed into wood and donated to Habitat for Humanity.
