SHAWANO, WI (WSAU-WAOW) White House officials arrived in Shawano Monday to pick out this year’s Christmas tree.
Each year the National Christmas Tree Association hosts a contest and the winner gets to pick a tree and deliver it to the White House. Silent Night Evergreens is this year’s winner. The tree they provide will be displayed in the Blue Room. Tree growers from all over the United States compete for the honor.
“We did not expect to win,” said Diane Chapman, owner of Silent Night Evergreens told WAOW NewsLine Nine. “This is our third time winning this honor and we’re just as excited this time as we have been every other time.”
“The Blue Room tree is really the centerpiece of decorations for the White House,” said Marsha Gray of NCTA. “It’s really spectacular, it’s always featured, when people go to visit, that is the tree.”
White House officials decided on a 19.5 foot tall Balsam Fir. Timothy Harleth, the White House Chief Usher, picked the tree. He said, “This is truly a remarkable tree and going to be a beautiful addition to the holidays at the White House.”
The tree will be harvested and trucked to Washington D.C. and then delivered by a horse-drawn wagon on November 20th.
