Happy first day for DC Public Schools! Thanks to Mark for sending this beautiful sight from Mount Pleasant.
***Last Christmas Tree in Town (definitely not the last) is brought to you by the Friends of Mizuta Masahide Society. Should we be blessed with any, please send your SEPTEMBER tree sightings to [email protected] and let me know where you saw it. Thanks!
Speaking of smoked, as August winds down and the new school year is about to start on Monday – thanks to Hannah for sending this beautiful specimen from Columbia Heights.
***Last Christmas Tree in Town (definitely not the last) is brought to you by the Friends of Mizuta Masahide Society. Should we be blessed with any, please send your SEPTEMBER tree sightings to [email protected] and let me know where you saw it. Thanks!
photo by C. from Takoma DC taken August 9th 2026
K. writes “Oh no!Last Christmas Tree in Town may be in peril! 🤣 We’ll see.” and passes on the fundraising note from current Councilmember and the presumptive next Mayor Janeese Lewis George: “When I think about how government should work, I think about Christmas trees. Stay with me – the city is supposed to pick up Christmas trees soon after they’re placed on the curb in January. But I have friends and neighbors who’ve told me about trees that are still sitting out there months later. It sounds like a small thing, (more…)
Thanks to Grant for sending above: “Seen today at Florida and 13th NW (though the needles still look green somehow).”
And thanks to Kate for sending below from Mount Pleasant: (more…)
Thanks to G. for sending from Brookland: “Found a Christmas tree on my morning walk.”
***Last Christmas Tree in Town (definitely not the last) is brought to you by the Friends of Mizuta Masahide Society. Should we be blessed with any, please send your SEPTEMBER tree sightings to [email protected] and let me know where you saw it. Thanks!
Thanks to K. for sending “I frequently cut through the Embassy Suites hotel lobby to get to the Friendship Heights metro. I noticed recently that they still have a Christmas wreath hanging up by the lobby elevators!”
***Last Christmas Tree in Town (definitely not the last) is brought to you by the Friends of Mizuta Masahide Society. Should we be blessed with any, please send your AUGUST tree sightings to [email protected] and let me know where you saw it. Thanks!
Thanks to Jeanne for sending this beautiful specimen from Fort Totten.
“After February 28, 2026, holiday trees and greenery should be placed at the normal point of collection for trash and recycling. Holiday trees and greenery will be collected as space permits in the truck.”
***Last Christmas Tree in Town (definitely not the last) is brought to you by the Friends of Mizuta Masahide Society. Should we be blessed with any, please send your AUGUST tree sightings to [email protected] and let me know where you saw it. Thanks!
Thanks to John for sending this double score:
“Last Xmas tree in Town Plus a Bonus Jack-o-lantern! Seen in Petworth…..”
“After February 28, 2026, holiday trees and greenery should be placed at the normal point of collection for trash and recycling. Holiday trees and greenery will be collected as space permits in the truck.”
***Last Christmas Tree in Town (definitely not the last) is brought to you by the Friends of Mizuta Masahide Society. Should we be blessed with any, please send your AUGUST tree sightings to [email protected] and let me know where you saw it. Thanks!
Thanks to Marcus for sending this crispy specimen on Sunday from Logan Circle.
“After February 28, 2026, holiday trees and greenery should be placed at the normal point of collection for trash and recycling. Holiday trees and greenery will be collected as space permits in the truck.”
*Last Christmas Tree in Town (definitely not the last) is brought to you by the Friends of Mizuta Masahide Society. Should we be blessed with any, please send your JULY tree sightings to [email protected] and let me know where you saw it. Thanks!
Thanks to Fred for sending this beauty from 16th and Corcoran St, NW.
“After February 28, 2026, holiday trees and greenery should be placed at the normal point of collection for trash and recycling. Holiday trees and greenery will be collected as space permits in the truck.”
*Last Christmas Tree in Town (definitely not the last) is brought to you by the Friends of Mizuta Masahide Society. Should we be blessed with any, please send your JULY tree sightings to [email protected] and let me know where you saw it. Thanks!