Step 1 : Introduction to the question "What happens to the Rockefeller Center's Christmas tree after the holiday is over?"
The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree is a large Christmas tree placed annually in Rockefeller Center, in Midtown Manhattan. The tree is erected in mid November and lit in a public ceremony in late November or early December. Since 1997, the lighting has been broadcast live, to hundreds of millions, on NBC's Christmas in Rockefeller Center telecast on a Wednesday after Thanksgiving. The tree lighting ceremony is aired at the end of every broadcast, following live entertainment and the tree is lit by the current Mayor of New York City and special guests.An estimated 125 million people visit the attraction each year
Step 2 : Answer to the question "What happens to the Rockefeller Center's Christmas tree after the holiday is over?"
It becomes lumber for a Habitat for Humanity home.:
Although it doesn't pay for the tree, Rockefeller Center does cover the costs for harvesting and transporting the tree to the Center. When the holidays are over, a mill turns the tree into lumber for use in the construction of a Habitat for Humanity home. The wood sports a "Rockefeller Center Tree" stamp as a way of commemorating the tree's significance. The tree for 2017 is an 80-year-old, 75-foot-tall Norway spruce from State College, Pennsylvania.
