BOSTON — The holidays are coming early after a Nova Scotia family selected Boston’s annual Christmas tree for the 2022 season.
Christmas Island, Nova Scotia grew a 45-foot white spruce tree which is being donated by landowner Roddy Townsend, along with his children. The Tree for Boston is the Province’s annual thank you to the city for sending medical personnel and supplies to Nova Scotia within hours of the Halifax Explosion in 1917.
“The holidays are a time of reflection and gratitude,” said Tory Rushton, Minister of Natural Resources and Renewables. “The Tree for Boston continues to be a sign of our deep appreciation for the aid Boston provided after the Halifax Explosion.”
The tree is being cut down on November 16 and will be shipped to Boston for a tree-lighting ceremony on December 1 at 7 p.m. at the Boston Common.
Get to know the tree:
Name: Tree for Boston
Age: 37
Height: 45 feet
Birthplace: Christmas Island, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Type: White Spruce
Donors: The Townsend Family
Favorite Colour: Forrest Green
Favorite Food: Maple Syrup
Favorite Taylor Swift Song: Christmas Tree Farm
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