Rockefeller Center Christmas tree cut in upstate New York
Posted November 10, 2016 6:00 am
ONEONTA, N.Y. (AP) - This year's Rockefeller Center Christmas tree is beginning its journey from upstate New York to Manhattan.
The 94-foot Norway spruce in Oneonta (oh-nee-AHN'-tuh) was cut down Thursday morning and loaded on a truck. The spruce will make the 140-mile trip to Manhattan and is expected to arrive Saturday.
The tree's 50,000 lights will be switched on during a live television broadcast Nov. 30.
The tree was on the property of Angie and Graig Eichler (EYE'-kluhr).
A worker prepares a 94-foot Norway spruce that will serve as the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center before it is cut on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016, in Oneonta, N.Y. The spruce is due to arrive Saturday in Manhattan, about 140 miles away. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
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A worker prepares a 94-foot Norway spruce that will serve as the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center before it is cut on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016, in Oneonta, N.Y. The spruce is due to arrive Saturday in Manhattan, about 140 miles away. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
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Workers cut down a 94-foot Norway spruce that will serve as the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016, in Oneonta, N.Y. The spruce is due to arrive Saturday in Manhattan, about 140 miles away. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
The Associated Press
A 94-foot Norway spruce that will serve as the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center is loaded on a truck on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016, in Oneonta, N.Y. The spruce is due to arrive Saturday in Manhattan, about 140 miles away. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
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