Del Ray Holiday Tree Comes Down

On Monday, members of the Del Ray Business Association and Sheriff Dana Lawhorne took down the 800-pound holiday tree in the farmers market lot at the corner of Mount Vernon and E. Oxford avenues.

The tree was donated by “Mango” Mike Anderson and Bill Blackburn of Pork Barrel BBQ and Holy Cow restaurants. It was plucked from a farm in Maryland. A crane was needed to install the tree in early December and a cherry picker was used decorate the arbor.

“We owe Bill Blackburn and Mike Anderson such big thanks for all they did from start to finish,” DRBA officer Gayle Reuter said.

On Monday, Anderson, Blackburn and other DRBA members pulled the tree over and snipped some of its branches. An inmate detail from the Sheriff's Office was called in to break the tree down.

The city’s Department of Transportation and Environmental Services Department picked the tree up as part of its holiday tree recycling program.

To learn about how you can recycle your holiday tree in Alexandria, read this story.  

Check out photos and video from the Dec. 7 tree-lighting ceremony.