74-foot-tall US Capitol Christmas tree from Alaska makes pitstop in Utah

Christmas Tree to appear on the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol building for the holiday season stops in Utah. Photo: Adam Lenkowski

U.S. Forest Service selects tree from Alaska’s National Forest for this year’s official “Capitol Christmas tree”

MURRAY, Utah — This year’s Capitol Christmas tree, named “Spruce Wayne,” made a stop on its tour at Wheeler Historic Farm in the Salt Lake Valley on Saturday. Each year, a tree is sourced from a different National Forest to eventually become the official Christmas tree displayed at the U.S. Capitol. On Saturday, pleasant weather drew crowds to view the tree, which is being transported via an oversized semi-truck designed to house and display the top section of the tree. The next “whistle stops” on the tour are in Colorado.

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You can track the tree on the rest of its journey across the country here.