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The 75-foot-high Norway Spruce was cut down early Thursday morning and hoisted onto a flatbed truck by crane. It will travel 140 miles (225 kilometers) to Rockefeller Center. The wrapped tree will be brought into New York City by flatbed truck and raised into place at Rockefeller Center on Saturday, Nov. 8.
NEW YORK - The annual Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony is only days away, marking an unofficial start to the holiday season in the city.
FOX 5 NY will provide live coverage beginning at 7 p.m. on Dec. 3.
What we know:
The 2025 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree comes from the Russ family home in East Greenbush, New York, making it a true New York native.
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The towering Norway Spruce stands 75 feet tall, weighs 11 tons and measures 45 feet in diameter, according to Rockefeller Center.
The Rockefeller tree will be lit on Wednesday, Dec. 3, at 7 p.m during the live broadcast "Christmas in Rockefeller Center."
NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 18: The Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center shines bright as the sun rises on December 18, 2024, in New York City. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)
Visitors can see the tree at 45 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City.
Shoppers wait in line to enter FAO Schwartz at Rockefeller Center in New York, US, on Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. US consumers are heading into the official start of the holiday shopping season Friday with a host of economic concerns, including a cooling job market, stagnant wages, persistent inflation and the looming fallout from tariffs. Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images Shoppers crowd the sidewalks at Rockefeller Center in New York, US, on Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. US consumers are heading into the official start of the holiday shopping season Friday with a host of economic concerns, including a cooling job market, stagnant wages, persistent inflation and the looming fallout from tariffs. Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images NEW YORK CITY, UNITED STATES - NOVEMBER 8: The iconic Rockefeller Center Christmas tree is being lifted into place today after arriving at the plaza early Saturday (Nov. 8) in New York City, United States on November 8, 2025. The 80-foot, 12-ton tree made its way to Midtown Manhattan, where it was carefully hoisted into position in front of the renowned Rockefeller Plaza. Hundreds spectators gathered to witness the impressive process, marking the start of the holiday season in the city. (Photo by Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu via Getty Images) NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 26: Holiday crowds begin to gather in a shopping district at Rockefeller Center on the afternoon before Thanksgiving on November 26, 2025, in New York City. Thanksgiving marks the traditional start of the holiday season, attracting thousands of visitors to New York City to shop, dine, visit theaters and museums, and enjoy the sights of Manhattan. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 26: A person poses with workers dressed as toy soldiers in a shopping district at Rockefeller Center on the afternoon before Thanksgiving on November 26, 2025, in New York City. Thanksgiving marks the traditional start of the holiday season, attracting thousands of visitors to New York City to shop, dine, visit theaters and museums, and enjoy the sights of Manhattan. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 26: Pedicab drivers dressed as Santa Claus wait for customers as holiday crowds begin to gather in a shopping district at Rockefeller Center on the afternoon before Thanksgiving on November 26, 2025, in New York City. Thanksgiving marks the traditional start of the holiday season, attracting thousands of visitors to New York City to shop, dine, visit theaters and museums, and enjoy the sights of Manhattan. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) The tree will be lit daily from 5 a.m. to midnight. On Christmas Eve, the tree will be lit for 24 hours and on New Year's Eve, it will be lit from 5 a.m. - 9 p.m.
The tree will remain on display through early January before being repurposed into lumber for Habitat for Humanity, continuing its legacy of giving long after the season ends.
The following streets will be closed for the tree lighting ceremony:
- 46th Street, between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue
- 47th Street, between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue
- 48th Street, between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue
- 49th Street, between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue
- 50th Street, between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue
- 51st Street, between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue
- 52nd Street, between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue
- Rockefeller Plaza, between 48th Street and 51st Street
- 6th Avenue, between 46th Street and 52nd Street
- 5th Avenue, between 46th Street and 52nd Street
The Source: This article includes information from the websites of Rockefeller Plaza and New York City's Department of Transportation.