A Norway spruce cut in northern Michigan last weekend is due in downtown Fort Worth on Friday, Nov. 13, to become the city's 80th community Christmas tree.
The tree stands 84 feet tall, spreads 41 feet across and weighs 8.5 tons, according to the City of Fort Worth. It was harvested Sunday, Nov. 8, in Fife Lake, Michigan, less than 200 miles from the Canadian border, and has been making a 1,261-mile trip south to Sundance Square Plaza at 420 Main St.
City officials call it the tallest live Christmas tree in Texas. By their count, it will top this year's tree at New York's Rockefeller Center by 8 feet.
Decorating comes next. Local artists are painting ornaments for the tree inside Sundance Pavilion, the city said, and once the spruce is trimmed and lit it can be seen on the plaza.
The lighting is set for the evening of Tuesday, Dec. 1. Texas singer-songwriter Michael Martin Murphey will headline a holiday concert, with a mariachi band playing afterward. Start times have not been posted yet; the city says they will be announced on the Sundance Square website.
