The national Christmas tree, adorned with lights and ornaments in front of the White House during the holiday season, is an out-of-towner for the second year in a row.
The 35-foot red spruce is a gift to the National Park Service from the Forest Service. The Forest Service cut the tree in the George Washington & Jefferson National Forests in western Virginia.
It will be lit Thursday in an annual ceremony on the National Mall to kick off the holiday season.
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This is the second time NPS has used a cut tree in as many years: A living white fir from Pennsylvania, planted in 2021, was removed in November of 2023 after contracting a fungal disease that causes needles to brown and fall.
