Nation's Christmas Tree is home grown
A crane positions the 2025 U.S. Capitol Christmas tree in its display area. The tree, a 53-foot Red Fir, is from Nev. and was nicknamed the "Silver Belle."
Courtesy of Ariel Rodriguez
This year’s “People’s Tree,” the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, is coming from North Idaho’s backyard, the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest.
Ariel Rodriguez, a law enforcement officer with the U.S. Forest Service/Department of Agriculture for District 1, is among the group that will escort the tree from its secret home to Washington, D.C.
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