Nebraska officials are preparing for the holiday season by seeking a tree donation to be the state's official Christmas tree.
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Workers lift the Capitol Christmas tree on Monday.
Photos: 2025 Christmas tree arrives at Nebraska Capitol
A large spruce tree, which will serve as the Capitol Christmas tree, arrives via K Street near the Capitol on Tuesday.
Brett Daugherty, interim Capitol administrator, uses a chainsaw to remove part of the base of the Capitol Christmas tree outside of the Capitol on Tuesday.
Brett Daugherty, interim Capitol administrator, uses a chainsaw to remove branches from the base of the Capitol Christmas tree outside of the Capitol on Tuesday.
The Capitol Christmas tree is lifted onto the Rotunda level so it can be brought in from outside of the Capitol on Tuesday.
Grounds crew members and volunteers use ropes to slide the Capitol Christmas tree into position in the Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday.
A large spruce tree, which will serve as the Capitol Christmas tree, arrives via K street near the Capitol on Tuesday.
Spectators watch as groundscrew members and volunteers use ropes to lift the Capitol Christmas tree onto its base in the Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday.
Grounds crew members and volunteers use ropes as they try to slide the Capitol Christmas tree free from the main doorway at the Capitol on Tuesday.
Brett Daugherty, interim Capitol administrator, uses a chainsaw to remove part of the base of the Capitol Christmas tree outside of the Capitol on Tuesday. Without removing the bottom part of the tree, the tree would not have been able to fit through the front entrance.
Brett Daugherty, interim Capitol administrator, uses a chainsaw to remove branches from the base of the Capitol Christmas tree outside of the Capitol on Tuesday.
Brett Daugherty, interim Capitol administrator, right, climbs into the Capitol Christmas tree to remove ropes that were used to lift it up in the Rotunda on Tuesday.
Grounds crew and volunteers use ropes and a cart to pull the Capitol Christmas tree into the Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday.
Nebraska Department of Transportation crew member Corey Schrader sports a Santa hat as he moves logs cut from the Capitol Christmas tree outside of the Capitol on Tuesday.
Grounds crew members and volunteers use ropes to lift the Capitol Christmas tree to position it onto the base in the Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday.
Crew members and volunteers use ropes to lift the Capitol Christmas tree on to its base in the Capitol rotunda on Tuesday.
A large spruce tree, which will serve as the Capitol Christmas tree, arrives via K Street near the Capitol on Tuesday.
Capitol grounds crew worker Heather Dinslage uses a chainsaw to remove branches from the base of the Capitol Christmas tree outside of the Capitol on Tuesday.
