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Since 1970, our national forests have helped provide the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree. The opportunity to provide the “the People’s Tree” becomes a statewide celebration. YEAR ORIGIN HEIGHT* SPECIES 1964 Buddies Nurseries, Birdsboro, Penn. 24 Douglas-fir (live) 1965 Buddies Nurseries, Birdsboro, Penn. 24 Douglas-fir (live) 1966 Buddies Nurseries, Birdsboro, Penn. 24 Douglas-fir (live) 1967 Buddies Nurseries, Birdsboro, Penn. 24 Douglas-fir (live) 1968 Finxburg, Md. 30 White pine (parts) 1969 Westminister, Md. 40 White pine (parts) 1970 Monongahela National Forest, W.Va. 40 Norway spruce 1971 White Mountain National Forest, N.H. 45 Black spruce 1972 Cherokee National Forest, Tenn. 50 Balsam fir 1973 Allegheny National Forest, Penn. 51 White spruce 1974 Pisgah National Forest, N.C. 41 Fraser fir 1975 Ottawa National Forest, Mich. 41 Balsam fir 1976 Monongahela National Forest, W.Va. “Bi-Centennial Tree” 41 Red spruce 1977 Nemadji State Forest, Minn. 52 White spruce 1978 Savage River State Forest, Md. 60 Norway spruce 1979 Nicolet National Forest, Wis. 52 White spruce 1980 Green Mountain National Forest, Vt. 48 White spruce 1981 Hiawatha National Forest, Mich. 50 White spruce 1982 Riley Bostwich Wildlife Management Area, Vt. 50 Balsam fir 1983 Chequamegon National Forest, Wis. 52 White spruce 1984 Superior National Forest, Minn. 58 White spruce 1985 Ottawa National Forest, Mich. 56 White spruce 1986 Klamath National Forest, Calif. 54 Shasta red fir 1987 Wayne-Hoosier National Forest, Ohio 60 Norway spruce 1988 Huron-Manistee National Forest, Mich. 50 Balsam fir 1989 Kootenai National Forest, Mont. 60 Engelmann spruce 1990 Routt (now Medicine Bow-Routt) National Forest, Colo. 65 Engelmann spruce 1991 Carson National Forest, N.M., “Centennial Tree” 60 Blue spruce 1992 Chippewa National Forest, Minn. 62 White spruce 1993 San Bernardino National Forest, Calif. 65 White fir 1994 Green Mountain National Forest, Vt. 58 Balsam fir 1995 Plumas National Forest, Calif. 60 Douglas-fir 1996 Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Utah 75 Engelmann spruce 1997 Black Hills National Forest, S.D. 63 Black Hills spruce 1998 Pisgah National Forest, N.C. 50 Fraser fir 1999 North Central Station/Nicolet National Forest, Wis. 70 White spruce 2000 Pike & San Isabel National Forest, Colo. 65 Blue spruce 2001 Ottawa National Forest, Mich. 74 White spruce 2002 Umpqua National Forest, Ore. 70 Douglas fir 2003 Boise National Forest, Idaho 65 Engelmann spruce 2004 George Washington-Jefferson National Forest, Va. 70 Red spruce 2005 Santa Fe National Forest, N.M. (FS Centennial Tree) 60 Engelmann spruce 2006 Olympic National Forest, Wash. 65 Pacific Silver fir 2007 Green Mountain National Forest, Vt. 55 Balsam fir 2008 Bitterroot National Forest, Mont. 78 Subalpine fir 2009 Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, Ariz. 85 Blue spruce 2010 Bridger-Teton National Forest, Wyo. 67 Engelmann spruce 2011 Stanislaus National Forest, Calif. 65 Sierra White fir *In feet .

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