Search begins for Dayton Holiday Festival tree; How to nominate yours

WHIO Staff
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The search for the perfect tree to be the center of Dayton’s Grande Illumination celebration has started.

The Downtown Dayton Partnership (DDP) is looking for a grand tree to adorn Courthouse Square this holiday season. The tree will be decorated with thousands of lights.

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Crews will cut down the selected tree, remove the stump, and transport it to Courthouse Square at no cost to the owners, according to a spokesperson for DDP.

The tree’s owners will also be recognized during the official tree-lighting ceremony.

Trees should meet the following guidelines:

  • The ideal tree should stand at approximately 45 to 60 feet tall and 25 feet wide

  • Colorado green spruce or blue spruce trees are preferred, but other grand and stately evergreens will be considered

  • The tree must be located in the front or side yard of the nominee’s property with clear access to the tree, free from power lines or transit cables

A search crew will select the winning tree at the end of October.

Anyone who would like to nominate a tree can call Colleen Turner at the Downtown Dayton Partnership at (937) 224-1518, or by emailing turner@downtowndayton.org.

For more information on this year’s Dayton Holiday Festival activities, you can click here.