First
Lady Michelle Obama, with daughters Sasha and Malia, along with Obama
family pets Bo and Sunny, welcome the arrival of the official White
House Christmas tree at the North Portico of the White House, Nov. 29,
2013. (Official White House Photo by Amanda Lucidon)Today,
First Lady Michelle Obama welcomed the delivery of the Official White
House Christmas Tree. The tree, a 18 1/2-foot high and nearly 11 foot
wide Douglas Fir arrived in a horse-drawn carriage.Members
of the National Christmas Tree Association have presented the official
White House Christmas Tree for display in the Blue Room each year since
1966. This year, the tree will be presented to the First Lady by the
Botek family, growers of this year’s tree, and the Wyckoff family,
winners of the National Christmas Tree Association’s National Christmas
Tree contest. The Boteks are second-generation Christmas Tree farmers
from Crystal Spring Tree Farm in Lehighton, PA, and the Wyckoff farm has
been family owned for six generations -- since 1839. This year, four
trees from the farm will be featured throughout the White House during
the holiday season.
The
official White House Christmas Tree will be displayed in the heart of
the White House: the Blue Room. As in many years past, the tree will be
decorated in honor of military families.
Learn more about past White House Holidays and stay tuned for more information about this years White House holiday décor.
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