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Christmas Tree Facts:
• The Christmas Tree in Trafalgar Square, London is a gift from the city of Oslo, Norway to the people of London. It was first given in 1947 as a token of gratitude and allyship following the Second World War and has been given every year since. At around 21 metres / 69 feet tall each year, the Norwegian Spruce is carefully selected by foresters and carefully transported to the UK.
• The Christmas Tree in Covent Garden, London is slightly smaller in height but decorated with some 30,000 lights.
• Talking of lights, the tree at The Rockefeller Center in New York stands a similar height to Trafalgar Squares’ but boasts an incredible 50,000 lights!
Be it real cut trees or Christmas lights, The Barn is a one-stop Christmas shop (although our sets of lights do not come in tens of thousands, and sadly we do not sell 20 metre tall trees!) All of our trees are sustainably grown in the UK. Our staff will happily cut the end of the trunk off
to encourage your tree to draw water up - do remember to water your tree! Be sure to buy a stand that holds water in the bottom. And don’t forget: no Christmas tree would be complete without its decorations and ornaments. We have a beautiful display of decorations this year to inspire you centred around old ‘Fred’s Shed’.
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Steph Wilson
The Barn Garden Centre