A Fraser fir from Ashe County was received this morning by Laura Bush as the official White House Christmas tree.
The 20-foot tree, from Mistletoe Meadows Christmas Tree Farm, rolled up the White House’s north driveway bundled and lying on its side atop a horse-drawn cart in a media event that lasted some three minutes, Barb Barrett reports.
Bush walked out to welcome the tree, shaking the hand of tree farm owner Joe Freeman and his wife, Linda Jones, as three dozen journalists snapped photos.
"We’re all thrilled that it’s going to be here in the Blue Room," Bush told the press.
The tree was chosen by Freeman after winning a contest by the National Christmas Tree Association to go into the White House. It was cut Friday.
