{"id":8712,"date":"2020-09-07T06:38:09","date_gmt":"2020-09-07T11:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/?p=8712"},"modified":"2020-09-03T14:55:19","modified_gmt":"2020-09-03T19:55:19","slug":"do-you-have-a-large-evergreen-the-governor-is-looking-for-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/more-topics\/do-you-have-a-large-evergreen-the-governor-is-looking-for-one-20200907","title":{"rendered":"Do You Have A Large Evergreen? The Governor Is Looking For One"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"onepage\">\n<p>MDC (Missouri Department of Conservation) is looking for a large evergreen for the Governor&#8217;s mansion in Jefferson City, Mo before October 11, 2020. This will be a Christmas tree for the governor&#8217;s mansion lawn. MDC is asking landowners, homeowners, businesses, and communities to see if there is a candidate. Then please contact the MDC.<\/p>\n<h2>What Type Of Tree Are They Looking For?<\/h2>\n<p>MDC plans this annual search for a large tree. The chosen tree needs to be about 40 feet tall. It can be a red cedar, eastern red cedar, Norway spruce, or white pine.<\/p>\n<p>The qualifying the tree can be one near the end of its life It may also need to be moved for a different reason.<\/p>\n<h2>Who Pays For The Removal?<\/h2>\n<p>MDC will cut and remove the tree at no cost to the owner. They will then deliver it to the Governor&#8217;s mansion. The doner will receive a thank-you from the governor, along with an invitation to the lighting ceremony.<\/p>\n<h2>How Can I Furnish My Tree?<\/h2>\n<p>For those with a tree that meets the criteria, take a photo of the tree you want to donate. It&#8217;s best to submit several photos from different angles and distances.\u00a0 You can email it to their submission site here<a class=\"mailto\" href=\"mailto:www.holidaytrees@mdc.mo.gov\">\u00a0holidaytrees@mdc.mo.gov<span class=\"mailto\"><span class=\"element-invisible\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/a>. You can also mail in your candidate to MDC, ATTN: Mansion Christmas Tree, PO Box 180, Jefferson City, MO\u00a0 65102.<\/p>\n<p>Entries must be submitted by Oct 11. Full guidelines are <a href=\"https:\/\/mdc.mo.gov\/trees-plants\/governors-mansion-christmas-tree-search\">available here<\/a>.\u00a0 For additional questions or concerns, contact MDC Communications Specialist Holly Dentner at 573-751-4115, ext. 3110.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MDC is looking for a large evergreen for the Governor&#8217;s mansion in Jefferson City, Mo before October 11, 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8718,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[243,257,229,258,264],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8712"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8712"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8712\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8769,"href":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8712\/revisions\/8769"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8712"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8712"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8712"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}