It may seem early, especially with the fine September weather, but the City of Milwaukee is issuing its annual City Christmas Tree Call for 2021. The ideal tree should be 9 to 12 feet tall and must be crane accessible for harvest. This means that there are no overhead lines to disrupt the process. The tree candidates are judged on size, shape, evenness, density and color. When a tree is selected, city government forest staff will cut the tree and crane it onto a flatbed truck for transportation downtown, remove the stump and fill in the hole. The tree receives a police escort in the city center. Residents interested in considering their tree in 2021 should contact the City of Milwaukee at 286-CITY (2489) by October 8th. All tree candidates will be judged and one will be selected and at the lighting ceremony in November. Eligible trees must be in Milwaukee City.
MILWAUKEE –
It may appear early, especially with the fine September weather, but the city of Milwaukee is launching its annual city Christmas tree call for 2021.
The ideal tree should be 30 to 40 feet tall and must be crane accessible for harvest, meaning there cannot be overhead lines to interfere with the process.
The tree candidates are judged on size, shape, evenness, density and color.
When a tree is selected, the municipal public works department’s forest workers cut the tree, use the crane to place it on a flatbed truck for transportation downtown, remove the stump and fill the hole.
The tree receives a police escort in the city center.
Residents interested in considering their tree for 2021 should contact the City of Milwaukee at 286-CITY (2489) by October 8th.
All tree candidates will be judged and one will be selected and harvested, decorated and lit at the November light ceremony.
Eligible trees must be in Milwaukee City.
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