The recent cold wave that swept through the city had residents breaking out the winter coats, but the cooler temperatures were beneficial for the 55-foot Norwegian pine tree that arrived at the Landing Tuesday morning.
“The cold weather was really helpful for the tree,” said Randy Goodwin, owner and president of PRI Productions, adding warmer temperatures could have caused the tree to wilt.
Goodwin sent two employees, Andy Payne and Kevin Schnarr, to North Carolina and Tennessee a few months ago to scout for Christmas trees.
“They flew up there and took photos of possible trees,” said Goodwin. “They came back and we discussed the pros and cons of each and eventually chose the one from Tennessee.”
The tree was cut Monday night, loaded onto a flatbed and delivered to the Landing Tuesday morning where a crew began setting it up.
PRI will be decorating the tree through the weekend, preparing for a lighting ceremony Nov. 29 at 7:30 p.m.