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Nov 17, 2023, 8:11 AM

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A 19-year-old Fraser fir from North Carolina is headed for the White House.

In a nationwide competition, growers submitted samples to judges selecting the White House's Blue Room winner.

The Church family, from Ashe County, clinched victory over a dozen other growers.

A standby "Grinch" with an axe was ready just in case.

Once cut, workers guided the fir onto a truck via crane for its journey north.