Norwegian Tree In Trafalgar Square Each Christmas

Hisøy island is located on the west coast between bergen and haugesund.

Norwegian tree in trafalgar square each christmas. Not for trevor smith for whom the highlight of the festive season is a tall woody perennial fir. The tall norwegian spruce an annual gift from the city of oslo to. Every year since 1947 the trafalgar square christmas tree has been given to the people of london by the city of oslo as a token of thanks to the united. This year s tree is about 23 metres tall and arrived at the port of immingham early on.

The first tree was cut down by mons urangsvåg in 1942 during a raid on the norwegian island called hisøy. The trafalgar square christmas tree has been an annual gift to the people of britain from norway as a token of gratitude for british support to norway during the second world war. The trafalgar square christmas tree is usually a norwegian spruce which is roughly 50 to 60 years old. It is though more than just an annual christmas tree.

The trafalgar square christmas tree is a nearly 70 foot norwegian spruce that s been an annual from the city of oslo since 1947 as a token of norwegian gratitude to the people of london for their. London for some people christmas is all about carols presents santa claus and his reindeer. The christmas tree remains in place in trafalgar square until just before the twelfth night of christmas when it is taken down to be chipped and composted.