LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Michigan officials have begun the search for the 2022 Official State Christmas Tree.
The Department of Technology, Management, and Budget is the agency tasked with located this year’s tree, which will be displayed as always at the State Capitol.
The requirements for the tree are it be a spruce or fir, at least 60 feet tall with a maximum crown of 24 feet and maximum trunk diameter of 30 inches, and available at no cost.
There also has to be easy access to it so crews can harvest it without issue.
DTMB works with the Michigan Association of Timbermen and the Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association to bring the tree to Lansing.
In the last 35 years, trees have come from locations across the state – from backyards to public land near highways and forests. Last year’s 63-foot spruce was donated by Carla Fletcher and her family from Marenisco in the western Upper Peninsula.
The deadline for tree nominations is Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. Individuals who wish to nominate a tree are asked to email their name, telephone number, a photograph of the tree, and information about its size and location to ChristmasTree@michigan.gov or by mail to:
Christmas Tree Search
Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget
Building Operations Division
P.O. Box 30026
Lansing, MI 48909
