This is when the iconic Edinburgh Mound Christmas tree is set to be erected

The Edinburgh Mound spruce will be supplied directly from Scotland from Conifox Christmas Trees in the hope that it might encourage Edinburgh residents to source their trees locally and reduce their carbon footprint.

Providing the Scottish grown Christmas tree for the Mound marks the launch of the yearly market for family run, Conifox Adventure Park.

Adventure Park director, James Gammell, said: “From its origins in 1949 when the traditional gifted tree came from Scandinavia, through to 2008 and beyond when it’s been

sourced directly from Scotland, the tree on The Mound has always been the starting beacon for Christmas in the capital.

"Seeing the community come together to marvel at the thousands of twinkling lights on a spruce that has united Scotland and Norway for over 70 years, is incredibly heart-warming.

“Although this year we will all be celebrating Christmas a little differently, we will still feel at home when we look up and see this symbol that is the spirit of Christmas.”

Edinburgh based companies Bernard Hunter Cranes and Field and Lawn Christmas lights and city dressing, are both involved in erecting and decorating the Sitka Spruce, which was sourced from a forest in Kintyre. Although grown in Scotland and supplied by Conifox Christmas Trees, the tree continues to be a gift from the citizens of Hordaland to mark the help given by the Scots to Norway during WWII.

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