cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/5314469
Standing at 62ft (19 metres) tall, the spruce grew in Nordmarka, just outside of Oslo, before being chopped down, transported 1,000 miles and unveiled in central London on Monday in a scrawny condition.
People on social media were quick to mock the tree, which appeared to have been missing half of its volume before workers were seen hammering in extra branches, performing a “Christmas Miracle” transplant.
“They are taking the p**s that ain’t a Christmas tree. Well it is but it’s not what we expect. Send it back,” one person said to initial pictures of the tree.
Another person tweeted: “Each year it feels like this is a visual representation of the state of the nation. This year is ‘meh, could be better, could be worse.’”
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According to the MailOnline, this year’s tree may be the last dispatched from Norway with the tradition and transportation seen to be outdated and environmentally unfriendly.
Looks like it been fixed up with a bit of trickery It’s a shame as it didn’t leave in that state it’s just the journey wasn’t particularly kind to it.
Hasn’t this been a bit of a running trend now? I’m sure I’m having Déjà vu from it.
Yes its like every year some cunts go complaining. Grow your own damn tree
I just assumed they had a permanent tree which they decorated every year.
The fact they chop down a giant tree every year and send it to the UK is really stupid.
Unless they somehow grow it on a tree farm and it just grows really fast which seems unlikely.Christmas tree farms are very much a thing.
I know though this is 19 metres tall and I wasn’t sure how long tall they let them grow before selling them.
Live trees are not really a thing in Australia.
It’s usually around 50 years old.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Londoners have mocked the appearance of this year’s “half-dead” Trafalgar Square Christmas tree, with some insisting it should be sent back to Norway.
Standing at 62ft (19 metres) tall, the spruce grew in Nordmarka, just outside of Oslo, before being chopped down, transported 1,000 miles and unveiled in central London on Monday in a scrawny condition.
People on social media were quick to mock the tree, which appeared to have been missing half of its volume before workers were seen hammering in extra branches, performing a “Christmas Miracle” transplant.
Norway sends the UK a Christmas tree for Trafalgar Square every year as an annual tradition to thank its attempts to help defend the country during the Second World War.
According to the MailOnline, this year’s tree may be the last dispatched from Norway with the tradition and transportation seen to be outdated and environmentally unfriendly.
An official Trafalgar Square Tree social media account defended the appearance in a series of sassy posts.
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