Halloween only a little over a week behind us, yet the holiday festivities are right around the corner. Rockefeller Center just announced the selected 2022 Christmas Tree—and its even bigger than last year’s!
The tree will be cut on Thursday, Nov. 10, and will arrive at the Rockefeller Center two days later on Saturday, Nov. 12. According to Rockefeller Center, the 85-90 year old tree tops out at 82 feet (3 feet taller than last year’s) and approximately weighs a whopping 14-tons! The spectacular Norway spruce was generously donated by the Lebowitz family from Glen Falls, New York.
Once the tree goes up in the plaza, a team will begin working on decorating with 50,000 LED lights so it’s ready to shine for the tree lighting ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 30th, running from 7pm-10pm!
If you’re wondering what they do with the tree after the holiday season, rest assured it will be milled into lumber for Habitat for Humanity.
Also published on Medium.