The Christmas tree that will be on display in Boston Common this winter has been unveiled.

The 2021 Tree for Boston will be a 60-year-old, 48-foot white spruce from Nova Scotia.

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It will be cut down Nov. 10 before being shipped to Boston.

A tree lighting ceremony will be held on Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. at Boston Common.

The tree is an annual gift from Nova Scotia to the city to show appreciation for Boston’s help after the Halifax Explosion in 1917. This will be the 50th year that Nova Scotia has gifted a tree.

On Dec. 6, 1917, two ships collided in the Halifax Harbour, causing a devastating explosion that killed nearly 2,000 people and left hundreds more severely injured and homeless. Boston then dispatched a train full of supplies and emergency personnel within a day of the disaster.

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