„Бодљикава лепотица“ од 14 тона допремљена је из округа Оринџ. Јелка је усправљена помоћу дизалице на специјално постоље.
Сада остаје да се симбол Божића и Нове године украси. Дрво ће бити украшено са више од 50.000 разнобојних светиљки, а на врх ће бити постављена кристална звезда, преноси „Ен-Би-Си њуз“.
Божићна сезона у Америци почиње 4. децембра, а јелка ће украшавати плато испред Рокфелеровог центра до 14. јануара 2020. године. Очекује се да ће се испред дрвета током празника фотографисати око пола милиона људи.
Након празника, јелка ће отићи у пилану.
© AP Photo / Craig RuttleThe 2019 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, a 77-foot tall, 12-ton Norway Spruce, is secured after it was set on a platform at Rockefeller Center Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019, in New York. The tree lighting ceremony will take place on Wednesday, Dec. 4. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
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© AP Photo / Craig Ruttle
The 2019 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, a 77-foot tall, 12-ton Norway Spruce, is secured after it was set on a platform at Rockefeller Center Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019, in New York. The tree lighting ceremony will take place on Wednesday, Dec. 4. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
© AP Photo / Craig RuttleThe 2019 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, a 77-foot tall, 12-ton Norway Spruce, lifted and prepared before being set on a platform at Rockefeller Center Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019, in New York. The tree lighting ceremony will take place on Wednesday, Dec. 4. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
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© AP Photo / Craig Ruttle
The 2019 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, a 77-foot tall, 12-ton Norway Spruce, lifted and prepared before being set on a platform at Rockefeller Center Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019, in New York. The tree lighting ceremony will take place on Wednesday, Dec. 4. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
© AP Photo / Craig RuttleThe 2019 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, a 77-foot tall, 12-ton Norway Spruce, is lifted and prepared for setting on a platform at Rockefeller Center Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019, in New York. The tree lighting ceremony will take place on Wednesday, Dec. 4. (AP Photo/C)
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© AP Photo / Craig Ruttle
The 2019 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, a 77-foot tall, 12-ton Norway Spruce, is lifted and prepared for setting on a platform at Rockefeller Center Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019, in New York. The tree lighting ceremony will take place on Wednesday, Dec. 4. (AP Photo/C)
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© AP Photo / Craig Ruttle
The 2019 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, a 77-foot tall, 12-ton Norway Spruce, is secured after it was set on a platform at Rockefeller Center Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019, in New York. The tree lighting ceremony will take place on Wednesday, Dec. 4. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
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© AP Photo / Craig Ruttle
The 2019 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, a 77-foot tall, 12-ton Norway Spruce, lifted and prepared before being set on a platform at Rockefeller Center Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019, in New York. The tree lighting ceremony will take place on Wednesday, Dec. 4. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
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© AP Photo / Craig Ruttle
The 2019 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, a 77-foot tall, 12-ton Norway Spruce, is lifted and prepared for setting on a platform at Rockefeller Center Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019, in New York. The tree lighting ceremony will take place on Wednesday, Dec. 4. (AP Photo/C)
Прву новогодишњу јелку су испред Рокфелеровог центра 1931. године поставили радници који су градили овај комплекс током Велике депресије. Први званични украси појавили су се 1933. године.