Robert Besser
09 Nov 2023, 09:13 GMT+10
WASHINGTON D.C.: A 63-foot Norway spruce from the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia will become the Christmas tree for 2023 at the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol.
The move is part of a 53-year tradition in which one of America's 154 national forests provides a tree for the U.S. Capitol for the holiday season.
According to the USDA Forest Service, the tree was selected by Jim Kaufmann, Director of the Capitol Grounds for the Architect of the Capitol.
The tree will be transported to several cities in West Virginia before arriving at the Capitol in Washington.
The tree will be decorated with thousands of handcrafted ornaments from the people of West Virginia and will be lit after Thanksgiving, the Forest Service said.
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