U.S. first lady Obama and her daughters Sasha and Malia welcome the official White House Christmas tree at the North Portico of the White House in WashingtonFirst lady Michelle Obama and her two daughters welcomed the reliable White House Christmas tree on Friday – an 18.5-foot Douglas Fir donated by means of a Pennsylvania farmer. The tree, which arrived on White Home grounds by way of horse-drawn carriage, will probably be decorated and displayed in the Blue Room of the chief mansion. Obama instructed Women’ Dwelling Journal they deliberate to dedicate this 12 months’s tree to military households. “We’re additionally asking defense force families to share their traditions, and those will likely be mirrored in the adorns as neatly.” The tree was once donated by way of Chris Botek, a 2d era Christmas Tree Farmer from Lehighton, Pennsylvania.