TREE VIEWS

“O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum, how lovely are thy branches .” The Christmas tree was developed in medieval Germany from the Paradise Tree, an everygreen. And in the early 1800s German settlers in Pennsylvania introduced the world to the decorated Christmas Tree. Here are seven places where you can see Orange County’s grander versions of this ancient tradition:

Tree Location: Newport Center/Fashion Island Newport Beach, Calif. Height: 110 feet Type of Tree: White fir Origin: Mt. Shasta Number of Lights/Ornaments: 5,000 ornaments Display Dismantled: Jan.2 Tree Location: Town Center Park (adjacent to Westin South Coast Plaza) Costa Mesa, Calif. Height: 85 feet Type of Tree: White fir Origin: Mt. Shasta, Number of Lights/Ornaments: 7,650 lights Display Dismantled: Jan. 3 Tree Location: Disneyland 1313 S. Harbor Blvd Anaheim, Calif. Height: 60 feet Type of Tree: White fir Origin: Mt. Shasta, Number of Lights/Ornaments: 3,000 lights, 2,500 ornaments Display Dismantled: Jan. 2 Tree Location: Crystal Court 3333 Bear St. Costa Mesa Height: 50 feet Type of Tree: Artificial Origin: Neiman Marcus, San Francisco Number of Lights/Ornaments: 4,000 lights, 5,000 ornaments Display Dismantled: Dec. 31 Tree Location: Knott’s Berry Farm 8039 Beach Blvd. Buena Park, Calif. Height: 40-45 feet Type of Tree: White fir Origin: Mt. Shasta Number of Lights/Ornaments: 5,000 lights and ornaments Display Dismantled: Jan. 3 Tree Location: South Coast Plaza Jewel Court Costa Mesa Height: 40 feet Type of Tree: Artificial Origin: Barnago’s, San Francisco Number of Lights/Ornaments: 1,000 lights Display Dismantled: Dec. 30 Tree Location: Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel 33533 Shoreline Dr. Laguna Niguel Height: 30 feet Type of Tree: Noble tree Origin: Hazard Christmas Trees, San Diego Number of Lights/Ornaments: 7,000 lights Display Dismantled: First week of January Note: No tree sponsor would provide cost information. Trees decorated by use of cranes.

Source: Individual sponsors.