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Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Now Headed From Hudson Valley To NYC Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Now Headed From Hudson Valley To NYC
Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Now Headed From Hudson Valley To NYC The saws were buzzing as a great Norway spruce from the Hudson Valley was cut down to take the center stage at Rockefeller Center as this year's sparkling Christmas tree. The tree, in the village of Florida in Orange County, graced the front yard of Carol Schultz, who hugged the tree before the cutting began. It was cut down around 9 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 7. A large crowd, including hundreds of local students, gathered to watch the process and sing carols as the cutting began. Once the tree -- which stands 77 feet tall, 46 feet in diameter, and weighs 14 tons -- was lifted on straps and ho…
Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree From Area Hamlet Arrives In Manhattan Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree From Area Hamlet Arrives In Manhattan
Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree From Area Hamlet Arrives In Manhattan The Hudson Valley will have a prominent and permanent presence throughout the holiday season in midtown Manhattan. This year's Rockefeller Center Christmas tree has arrived in Manhattan from Orange County.  The Norway Spruce, the property of a farmhouse in the hamlet of Wallkill in the Town of Newburgh, was cut down on Thursday, Nov. 8 before arriving in New York City on Saturday, Nov. 10 via a flatbed truck. The farmhouse the tree was cut down from is located at the intersection of Route 32 and Fostertown Road. The owners of the farmhouse, Shirley Figuero and Lisette Gutierrez, …