30-foot Christmas tree arrives at Missouri Governor’s Mansion

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – It’s beginning to look a lot like the holidays in Missouri’s capital city, after a crane moved a 30-foot tree into the governor’s mansion.

For 30 years, the Missouri Department of Conservation has been asking Missourians to donate evergreen trees between 30 and 40 feet tall to be decorated on the lawn of the Missouri Governor’s Mansion. The Richardson family said they were happy to donate their Norway spruce because the tree was at the end of its lifespan due to recent droughts.

“We thought what a perfect way for it to go out,” Sherry Richardson said. “I’m still in awe. I can’t believe they picked my tree.”

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(Story by Emily Manley, Kevin S. Held, ozarksfirst.com)