Norway spruce
noun
: a widely cultivated spruce (Picea abies) of northern Europe that has a pyramidal shape, spreading branches and pendulous branchlets, dark foliage, and long pendulous cones
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Earl Albert honored his late wife, Leslie, by donating a huge Norway spruce tree from the couple’s West Stockbridge yard to be the 2024 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree.
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NBC News, 5 Dec. 2024
The 74-foot tree this year is a Norway spruce and has 50,000 multi-colored LED lights.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
This year’s tree comes from Earl Albert, who donated a Norway spruce tree from his yard in honor of his late wife, Leslie Albert, according to Today.
—Danielle Jennings, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
The Norway spruce will arrive at Rockefeller Center on Saturday, just in time for a family-friendly event featuring live music, book readings, caricature drawings and a visit from Santa Claus.
—Brian Niemietz, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2024
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NBC News, 5 Dec. 2024
The 74-foot tree this year is a Norway spruce and has 50,000 multi-colored LED lights.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
This year’s tree comes from Earl Albert, who donated a Norway spruce tree from his yard in honor of his late wife, Leslie Albert, according to Today.
—Danielle Jennings, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
The Norway spruce will arrive at Rockefeller Center on Saturday, just in time for a family-friendly event featuring live music, book readings, caricature drawings and a visit from Santa Claus.
—Brian Niemietz, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Norway spruce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Norway%20spruce. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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