Picked from FSC-certified Kielder Forest (FSC® C123214) the impressive specimen will be lit up at the foot of Big Ben.
Forestry England has embarked on a major annual planting programme in Kielder, with more than three million new trees to be planted before spring.
Ian Green, from Forestry England, says: “It’s a big honour to be able to supply a tree from the 150 million growing in Kielder for such a starring role. It has been hand selected by experts to look good from every angle and was carefully felled by an experienced chainsaw operator to ensure its good looks were kept in tact. It really is a beauty. But it’s also a credit to the way to the way the forest is managed. Kielder is an internationally important habitat for wildlife and also England’s major producer of sustainable timber. Seeing the tree lit up on view to the whole world will be an immense source of pride for all of us.”
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