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The 2024 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree begins its journey to New York City: photos

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Nov 7, 2024

A towering 74-foot Norway Spruce, destined to be the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree for the 2024-2025 season, was successfully cut and loaded onto a massive trailer in West Stockbridge, Massachusetts, this morning.

At 8 a.m., a crane lifted the impressive 11-ton, 43-foot-wide tree onto a 115-foot trailer, securing it for its journey to New York City. Crowds gathered to witness the annual tradition, celebrating the start of the holiday season as the iconic tree makes its way to Rockefeller Center.

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74-feet-tall Norway Spruce being hoisted by crane onto a trailer, set to be the 2024 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, a symbol of the Albert family's holiday traditions.
In 1966, newlyweds Earl and Lesley Albert planted a Norway Spruce in their yard in West Stockbridge, Massachusetts, a tree that became central to family and holiday celebrations. Following Lesley’s passing in 2020, the Albert family donated the tree, a fitting tribute to Lesley and bringing their family’s holiday spirit to New York City. Courtesy Tishman Speyer

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Drone view of a Norway spruce being prepared for harvest to serve as Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in West Stockbridge, Mass.
A Norway spruce was prepared for harvest on Wednesday, October 30, 2024. AP

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Workers from the Rockefeller Center preparing the Norway Spruce tree to be the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in West Stockbridge, Massachusetts
Workers from the Rockefeller Center prepare the tree on Thursday, November 7, 2024. AP

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Workers cutting down a Norway Spruce to be used as the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in West Stockbridge, Massachusetts with Eugene Sims, Colin David Jones, La Parka, Dawid Malan, Tom Mandrake, Andre Roberts, Jonathan Cyprien present.
Workers begin to cut the tree. AP

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Norway Spruce being cut down to serve as Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in West Stockbridge, Massachusetts on Nov. 7, 2024
Locals watch on as workers cut the tree. AP

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Earl Albert with his son and daughter-in-law and their three children posing in front of the wrapped 74-foot tall Norway Spruce, donated to serve as the 2024 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree
Earl Albert, center right, poses with his son Michael Albert and daughter-in-law Shawn Albert, with their three children, in front of the wrapped 74-foot tall Norway Spruce that the family donated. AP Content Services for Tishman Speyer

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Workers preparing to crane a wrapped 74-foot tall Norway Spruce onto a flatbed truck, destined to be the 2024 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree.
Workers prepare to crane the tree. AP Content Services for Tishman Speyer

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A 74-foot tall, 11-ton Norway Spruce, wrapped for transport, being craned onto a flatbed truck in West Stockbridge, MA for 2024 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree event.
A crane lifts the tree from the front yard of the home. AP Content Services for Tishman Speyer

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Norway Spruce being cut down to serve as the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, West Stockbridge, Massachusetts, November 7, 2024
The tree is slowly moved towards to a flatbed truck. AP

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A 74-foot tall, 11-ton Norway Spruce, the 2024 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, being craned onto a flatbed truck in West Stockbridge, MA with area residents watching.
Crowds watch on as the tree is lowered onto a flatbed truck. AP Content Services for Tishman Speyer

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Norway Spruce on a flatbed to be this year's Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, photographed by Matthew Cavanaugh in West Stockbridge, Massachusetts, with Travis Wood present
Workers secured the tree to the truck. AP

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Norway Spruce being placed on a flatbed to serve as the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in West Stockbridge, Massachusetts on November 7, 2024
Final preparations are made before the tree makes its way to NYC. AP

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