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Massive spruce brings Christmas cheer to NJ town

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    Rockefeller tree stands strong after sandy

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Even at eighty feet tall and 22000.

Pounds storm sandy still gave this -- a good shape.

But luckily she -- and yeah.

Call an early Christmas miracle after the -- meeting happened.

And really get -- out.

Spirit of -- like many communities mount olive township New Jersey was victim to -- -- She tore down countless trees and -- families in the cold and dark for two weeks at school from two weeks.

It -- -- water and no no food.

But this Norway spruce survive and it's a good thing.

Because weeks earlier it was selected to be -- Rockefeller Center Christmas tree.

When this storm swept in the tree's owner Joseph often watched nervously hoping it would stay intact.

Were you worried about.

Yes -- that look at a few dimes makes us do that.

They'll still without them but -- -- posted a profit about that one.

An -- and I -- -- ever.

It's pointless and that we.

Today neighbors gathered around to watch this season crew cut the tree down.

Hoisted up into the air and finally get it on to this flat -- truck.

It took a lot of maneuvering that tree is a full fifty feet in diameter.

Come -- it's amazing after.

Storms and some make people still -- -- of power to treat Jackson.

-- -- -- Car.

It's great after having an enormous devastation that we.

The -- now heads to New York City and it will go up at Rockefeller Center tomorrow.

In Flanders New Jersey ICP Dele cat Fox 5 News.