Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Cut in Upstate New York

Workers cut down a 94-foot Norway spruce that will serve as the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center in Oneonta, N.Y., on Nov. 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

ONEONTA, N.Y.—This year’s Rockefeller Center Christmas tree is beginning its journey from upstate New York to Manhattan.

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The 94-foot Norway spruce in Oneonta was cut down Thursday morning and loaded on a truck. The spruce will make the 140-mile trip to Manhattan and is expected to arrive Saturday.

The tree’s 50,000 lights will be switched on during a live television broadcast Nov. 30.

The tree was on the property of Angie and Graig Eichler.