Source: Kathy Hanrahan, WRAL, 11/4/21

 The holidays are in full swing at Biltmore. The estate celebrated the arrival and raising of its centerpiece - a 35-foot tall, 3,000-pound Fraser fir - on Wednesday.The tree, which is from the Andrews Nursery in Newland, will be located in the Banquet Hall. The annual arrival of the tree via horse-drawn carriage is normally a popular event for visitors, who would gather on The Biltmore House's front lawn to view it. For the second year in a row due to COVID-19 concerns, the tree's arrival and raising was not open to the public.

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