Overview
- The 16-meter spruce was cut in Schallenburg, a district of Sömmerda in Thuringia, according to the forestry authority.
- Workers used a heavy-lift crane to place the tree onto a low-loader in freezing conditions for its transport to the capital.
- The Technisches Hilfswerk plans to erect the tree immediately after it arrives on Monday.
- Decorators are expected to add about 14,000 LED lights and hundreds of baubles the following day, local reports say.
- The forestry spokesman described the selection as a year-round “casting” with strict shape and access criteria, noting this is the eleventh tree sourced from Thuringia.