Photo Gallery: Annual N.S. Christmas tree gift en route to Boston
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, centre, watches as the 13.7-metre white spruce tree from Lunenburg County that was selected as Nova Scotia's 2025 Tree for Boston, is cut in Martins Brook, N.S. on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
An early Christmas gift from Nova Scotia is on its way to Boston, in the form of a 45-foot-tall tree.
The annual Tree for Boston was felled this morning in Lunenburg County, N.S.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu was on hand to officially receive the tree, and even took a turn holding the chainsaw to cut it down.
Wu told the assembled crowd the tree is an enduring symbol of the strong relationship between Boston and Nova Scotia.
The mayor also said that despite the tariff-related trade tensions between the U.S. and Canada, the people of Boston feel warmly toward Canadians.
The tree is an annual gift from the province to the City of Boston in recognition of the aid sent following the Halifax Explosion in 1917.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 12, 2025.
Arborist Waddie Long, centre, speaks to students from Nova Scotia Community College before cutting the 13.7-metre white spruce tree from Lunenburg County that was selected as Nova Scotia’s 2025 Tree for Boston, in Martins Brook, N.S. on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren CalabreseBoston Mayor Michelle Wu, centre, is surrounded by students and faculty from Nova Scotia Community College after cutting a 13.7-metre white spruce tree from Lunenburg County that was selected as Nova Scotia’s 2025 Tree for Boston, in Martins Brook, N.S. on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren CalabreseA 13.7-metre white spruce tree from Lunenburg County that was selected as Nova Scotia’s 2025 Tree for Boston, is dropped in front of a crowd of onlookers in Martins Brook, N.S. on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren CalabreseOnlookers take photos as a crew prepares a 13.7-metre white spruce tree from Lunenburg County that was selected as Nova Scotia’s 2025 Tree for Boston, in Martins Brook, N.S., on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. The province of Nova Scotia sends a tree to Boston each holiday season as a thank you to the city for sending medical personnel and supplies following the Halifax Explosion in 1917. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren CalabreseA crew prepares a 13.7-metre white spruce tree from Lunenburg County that was selected as Nova Scotia’s 2025 Tree for Boston, in Martins Brook, N.S. on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren CalabreseHolly Meuse from L’sitkuk First Nation performs a smudging ceremony before the 13.7-metre white spruce tree from Lunenburg County is cut as Nova Scotia’s 2025 Tree for Boston, in Martins Brook, N.S. on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren CalabreseBoston Mayor Michelle Wu is outfitted with safety equipment before assisting with cutting the 13.7-metre white spruce tree from Lunenburg County that was selected as Nova Scotia’s 2025 Tree for Boston, in Martins Brook, N.S. on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren CalabreseBoston Mayor Michelle Wu, left, assists in cutting a 13.7-metre white spruce tree from Lunenburg County that was selected as Nova Scotia’s 2025 Tree for Boston, in Martins Brook, N.S. on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren CalabreseBoston Mayor Michelle Wu, left, watches as arborist Waddie Long cuts the 13.7-metre white spruce tree from Lunenburg County that was selected as Nova Scotia’s 2025 Tree for Boston, in Martins Brook, N.S. on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
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