The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree will again be from upstate New York this holiday season.

A 75-foot-tall, 45-foot-diameter Norway spruce from East Greenbush, Rensselaer County, will be heading 130 miles down to New York City after being cut Nov. 6. It's the eighth time in the last 10 years the tree has originated from somewhere in the state of New York — most recently from Vestal, Broome County, in 2023 .

"As soon as I saw it, I knew it was perfect," head gardener Erik Pauze said about this year's tree.

Here's what to know.

How this year's Rockefeller Center tree was picked

The approximately 75-year-old conifer was donated by the Russ family, who have watched it grow on their property for over 60 years.

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