"A red fir tree that is 53 feet tall and nearly half a century old is making its way from the Sierra Nevada to Washington, D.C., where it is slated to serve as the Capitol's Christmas tree display amid the ongoing government shutdown and construction of the president's new ballroom on the newly demolished eastern end of the White House. The tree, named "Silver Belle," was harvested on Oct. 24 from the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada in Nevada's Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest."
"Silver Belle is set to soon begin a 3,700-mile tour en route to the Capitol, which includes festivities at 13 different stops along the way from Carson City to Washington, D.C. The tree is scheduled to first make its way northeast to towns across Nevada's Great Basin before heading south to Las Vegas and continuing east through Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Kentucky and Maryland."
Silver Belle is a 53-foot red fir harvested Oct. 24 from the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada in Nevada's Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. The tree was 48 years old when harvested near the California-Nevada border. The selection marks the first time a red fir and the first time a tree from Nevada will serve as the Capitol Christmas tree. The name honors the Spirit of the Silver State. Silver Belle will begin a 3,700-mile tour with festivities at 13 stops en route to Washington, D.C. The tree has blue-green needles that point upward and dense, sturdy branches suitable for ornaments. The tour coincides with a federal government shutdown and demolition of the White House's East Wing for a new ballroom.
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