Next Year’s U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Will Come From Colorado

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) – Next year’s U.S. Capitol Christmas tree will come from western Colorado. U.S. Forest Service officials said this week a tree will be cut from Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre or Gunnison national forest to adorn the Capitol building’s West Lawn in 2020.
Spokeswoman Kim Phillips told The Daily Sentinel that a formal announcement will be made Friday, and she declined to provide further details.
Each year, a national forest is chosen to provide a tree for the C