The South Coast Plaza tree is lifted off the trick in preparation for being lowered into place near the Westin Hotel on Tuesday. (SCOTT SMELTZER / Daily Pilot)
Charles James, left, and Frank Brown hold the South Coast Plaza Christmas tree in place while George James cuts a notch in the bottom before it is lowered into place near the Westin Hotel on Tuesday. (SCOTT SMELTZER / Daily Pilot)
Peggy Brislin, Heather Martin, Nancy Miller, Haley Scymanski and Gabriela Ciraulo, behind on the right, watch as the South Coast Plaza tree is lowered into place near the Westin Hotel on Tuesday. (SCOTT SMELTZER / Daily Pilot)
Frank Brown with Victor’s Custom Christmas Trees prepares a 96-foot white fir to be hoisted from a truck and dropped into place at South Coast Plaza on Tuesday. (SCOTT SMELTZER / Daily Pilot)
The South Coast Plaza tree is lowered into place near the Westin Hotel on Tuesday. (SCOTT SMELTZER / Daily Pilot)
