Sitka spruce from Tongass National Forest begins 4,000-mile journey to become nation’s Capitol Christmas Tree

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – A 39-year-old Sitka spruce on Zarembo Island in Southeast Alaska’s Tongass National Forest was harvested over the weekend to become this year’s Capital Christmas Tree, a 54-year-old tradition in which a national forest is chosen to provide a tree for the U.S. Capitol’s West Lawn for the holiday season.

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