
Rockefeller Center in New York City gets giant tree for holidays
The 2015 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Cutting at the home of Albert Asendorf and Nancy Puchalski on Nov. 4, 2015 in Gardiner, NY. Here the tree is loaded onto the flatbed truck to be transported to New York City. (Gabe Palacio/AP Images for Tishman Speyer)
Rockefeller Center in New York City gets giant tree for holidays
By: , Associated Press
November 10, 2015
Published: November 10, 2015
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A 78-foot Norway spruce from New York's Hudson Valley has been installed at Rockefeller Center for the Christmas season.
The 10-ton tree was hoisted into place Nov. 6. It will be illuminated on Dec. 2.
The tree was cut down from the property of Albert Asendorf and Nancy Puchalski in Gardiner, New York. It was put on a trailer for the 80-mile trip to midtown Manhattan.
The annual tree-lighting ceremony at Rockefeller Center attracts tens of thousands of spectators and is watched by millions more on television.
After the holidays, the tree will be milled into lumber for Habitat for Humanity.
Source URL: https://www.tweentribune.com/article/teen/rockefeller-center-new-york-city-gets-giant-tree-holidays/
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CRITICAL THINKING QUESTION
Why might the tree need to go up so early?
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Because anything can happen in the preparation stage.
The article was positive because of the donation of the tree
The tree might need to go up so early so they have time to put the lights on and decorate it in time for the tree-lighting ceremony.
To save time so there is time to decorate it.
So they have to,e to decorate it.
To be illuminated on dec. 2 people need to start decorating the 78 foot tree to have it ready.
So they can get the hard part out of the way and just worry about decorating it and the easy stuff later.
Because it's so big and will take a while to install and decorate.
Because of its size and weight, it will take longer to put the lights and decorations on.
To have more time to fix it up and decorate.