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AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais

The 2018 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree as arrives to the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, Monday, Nov. 26, 2018, from Willamette National Forest in Oregon.

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The 2018 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree was cut down in Oregon's very own Willamette National Forest Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. It's the second time the state has provided a Christmas tree to Washington D.C. The first tree, a Douglas fir, was provided by the Umpqua National Forest in 2002.

About 100 people, including public officials, spectators and media, gathered in pouring to observe the 80-foot noble fir be gently harvested and laid down onto a semi-truck flatbed. It's the first time a noble has been used in the U.S. Christmas Tree program.

It took two cranes and chainsaw operator Jonah Gladney to bring down the tree. Gladney is a Willamette National Forest Hand Crew Supervisor with the U.S. Forest Service.

The evergreen has a long 3,000 mile journey ahead of it. It will travel The Oregon Trail in reverse, making over 20 stops along the way before ending up as a massive holiday decoration on the West Lawn.

The tree is not going to the capitol alone. It will be joined by seventy smaller trees and 10,000 handmade ornaments that are also from Oregon.

Interested in seeing it? Check out the tree's tour schedule.

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