The organizer is looking for suitable Christmas trees for the Augustusmarkt and the Canalettomarkt in Dresden. According to Plan de Saxe GmbH, each tree should be a fir or a blue spruce that someone is willing to donate for free.
For the Canaletto Market, the tree should be 12 to 14 meters tall; for the Augustus Market, a “stately” specimen measuring 8 to 10 meters in height is sought. The trees should come from within a 20-kilometer radius of Dresden and be accessible by crane.
Even earlier than the two private Christmas markets, the city of Dresden has already begun its search for a tree for the Striezelmarkt. It put out a request for a suitable conifer as early as April. For Dresden’s most famous Christmas market, the tree must meet even higher standards: It must be at least 23 meters tall.
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