Rockefeller Center’s annual Christmas tree typically comes from upstate New York and is donated to the center, then cut and transported to Midtown Manhattan for display on Center Plaza. The tree is selected by Rockefeller Center’s horticultural team, cut on-site, and delivered via truck to New York City, where it is secured and decorated with about 50,000 LED lights and a Swarovski star before the lighting ceremony. In recent years, the tree has often been a Norway spruce sourced from a private property in upstate New York, with donor families sometimes tied to the tree’s origin. Key points

• Source: Upstate New York (often a private donation).

• Size: Typically around 75 feet tall, though heights vary by year and selection.

• Transport: Cut on site, transported to NYC via truck, sometimes with additional transport methods if needed.

• Arrival and display: Arrives in early November and is installed on Center Plaza ahead of the lighting ceremony in early December.

• After display: The tree is milled into lumber for Habitat for Humanity after the season.

If you’d like, I can pull the latest year’s specifics (exact donor, location, and arrival date) from current news sources and Rockefeller Center’s site to confirm the most up-to-date details.