76-foot Norway spruce from upstate New York picked as Rockefeller Center Christmas tree
The gist
A 76-foot Norway spruce was cut down in West Edmeston, New York, and trucked 200 miles to Manhattan.
It will be lit Dec 2, then milled into lumber for Habitat for Humanity.
How it unfolded
- Oct 24, 2026Rockefeller Center reveals the 2026 Christmas tree, selected from West Edmeston, New York.
- Nov 5, 2026The 76-foot Norway spruce is cut down in West Edmeston and a crane hoists it onto a flatbed truck for the 200-mile trip to Manhattan.
- Nov 6, 2026The tree arrives in Midtown Manhattan under a heavy police escort, according to ABC7.
Key terms
- Norway spruce
- A large evergreen conifer native to Northern, Central and Eastern Europe, with drooping branchlets and long cones.
- Habitat for Humanity
- An international Christian nonprofit organization that builds affordable housing for people in need.
- Rockefeller Center
- A complex of commercial buildings in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, built by the Rockefeller family.
Source: Wikipedia