Foxborough Tree Becomes Big Apple's Christmas Tree

FOXBOROUGH, MA — A 78-foot piece of Foxborough will soon be the symbol of holiday cheer for the New York City Stock Exchange.

A pine tree first planted on West Street in 1959 has been selected to be the New York Stock Exchange’s official Christmas tree because of one arborist's connection to Foxborough.

When resident Sandra Austin’s parents first bought their West Street home, they planted two pine trees — one in the front yard and one in the back. The tree in the front yard was often chopped at by utility companies because of storms, but the tree in the backyard endured, growing 78 feet high.

John Bolton, an arborist at O’Sullivan Tree Care in New York happened to be a Foxborough native and also responsible for selecting the New York Stock Exchange's Christmas tree. While home visiting, Bolton knocked on Austin's door and asked her to donate the tree, which she said she was honored to do.

Read more of the story at the Sun Chronicle.

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