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Related: About this forumTrafalgar Square Christmas tree: 'Sparse' spruce ridiculed
From https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-50670477
Trafalgar Square Christmas tree: 'Sparse' spruce ridiculed
5 December 2019
"Britain's most famous Christmas tree" has been branded a turkey over its "sparse" foliage and "anaemic" appearance.
Since 1947, a Norwegian spruce has been installed every year in the centre of Trafalgar Square.
But some have been unimpressed by the 2019 offering, commenting on the festive favourite's "droopy" look.
Westminster Council said the 69ft (21m) tree was "a generous gift from the people of Oslo to London".
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5 December 2019
"Britain's most famous Christmas tree" has been branded a turkey over its "sparse" foliage and "anaemic" appearance.
Since 1947, a Norwegian spruce has been installed every year in the centre of Trafalgar Square.
But some have been unimpressed by the 2019 offering, commenting on the festive favourite's "droopy" look.
Westminster Council said the 69ft (21m) tree was "a generous gift from the people of Oslo to London".
[...]
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Trafalgar Square Christmas tree: 'Sparse' spruce ridiculed (Original Post)
sl8
Dec 2019
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madaboutharry
(41,485 posts)1. This made me think of Charlie Brown. :(
T_i_B
(14,822 posts)2. Don't people have better things to worry about?
tikka
(790 posts)3. They could just call it a Brexit tree
marble falls
(62,803 posts)4. Decorate it. It'll be beautiful. Carping over a gift ... tsk tsk tsk tsk.
Karadeniz
(23,677 posts)5. It's all in the trimming!