Rockefeller Center’s iconic Christmas tree has been chosen for this year. Take a look

Rockefeller Center in New York City announced that it has found its’ Christmas tree for the 2024 holiday season.

The beautiful Norway Spruce tree is from West Stockbridge, Mass. According to the Instagram announcement on Oct. 28 , it’s the first Rockefeller tree to come from the state since 1959.

“Weighing in at about 11 tons and standing at 74 feet tall, The Tree will arrive on Center Plaza Saturday, November 9,” the announcement continued.

According to Marco Abbiati of the My Christmas in New York Instagram page, the tree was donated by the Albert family.

After it arrives in New York City on Nov. 9, it will be wrapped in “over 50,000 multi-colored, energy-saving LED lights and a 9-foot, 900-pound star adorned with 3 million Swarovski crystals.”

As the tradition goes, the tree will be lit on Dec. 4 during the annual Christmas lighting ceremony.

This year’s tree was first spotted by Erik Pauze, the head gardener for Rockefeller Center, in July 2020, the Berkshire Eagle reported.

“I saw the beautiful Norway spruce as I drove down the road, and it was right in front of me,” Pauze said in a news release. “I knocked on the door and met Earl Albert. I asked if he would someday consider donating the tree to Rockefeller Center. His answer was immediately, ‘yes.’”

“In the spring of this year, I decided to call Earl and ask if I could start feeding it and watering it,” Pauze continued. “I came up quite often to feed the tree, and every time I got out of the car, I smiled and knew it was the right one for Rockefeller Center.”

The tree will be on display in Rockefeller Center until mid-January.

Once it is taken down, it is milled into lumber used by Habitat for Humanity, according to the Berkshire Eagle.

This story was originally published October 29, 2024 at 12:47 PM with the headline "Rockefeller Center’s iconic Christmas tree has been chosen for this year. Take a look."