Overview
- The 76‑foot, roughly 11‑ton Norway spruce arrived and was craned into place at Rockefeller Plaza on Saturday, drawing hundreds of onlookers during a free “Meet the Tree Day.”
- Homeowner Rebecca Decker donated the roughly 75‑year‑old tree after head gardener Erik Pauze, who first spotted the specimen six years ago, contacted her this year.
- Crews cut and loaded the spruce on Nov. 5, transported it about 200 miles on a 100‑foot trailer under police and sheriff escort, and performed the traditional spike‑driving ceremony once it reached the plaza.
- Teams will scaffold and dress the tree in more than 50,000 energy‑efficient LED lights and place the 900‑pound Swarovski star before the tree is officially lit during NBC/Peacock’s Dec. 2 broadcast.
- The tree will remain on display through Jan. 9, 2027, and will be milled into lumber for donation to Habitat for Humanity after the holiday season, continuing Rockefeller Center’s reuse tradition.