What Happens to the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree After the Holidays?

And the answer is …

c) construction

Every year, the towering Christmas tree from Rockefeller Center is given to Habitat for Humanity, which uses the wood in its home construction projects to benefit those who cannot afford housing. Now that’s spreading the holiday cheer, all year ‘round!

New York Trivia Tuesday

The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree is one of the most famous of its kind. Thousands of New Yorkers and tourists alike flocking to see the tree-lighting ceremony, the event is also broadcast to millions more every year on NBC.

Unlike many public Christmas trees, the one in Rockefeller center is real; a new one is trucked in from surrounding states every year (This year it’s from Mahopic, New York). But after the tree is taken down in the first week of January, what happens to the wood? It is used for:

a) firewood
b) fertilizer
c) construction
d) furniture

Check back on Thursday for the answer to this week’s trivia question!