On a blustery, rain-drenched October morning, intrepid teams from Peerless and the Whalen Nursery brought something special to the Norfolk Village Green: A 25-foot, field grown Norway spruce to serve as the town’s new holiday beacon. It replaces a King Boris fir grown from seed in Great Mountain Forest, which fell prey to a fungal infection. Shane Helminiak from Peerless said the tree came from Egremont, Mass., and is about the maximum size that could be transported. It was dug using a giant tree spade, carefully wrapped for the journey and immediately popped into the ground—laser-guided for straightness—under the watchful eye of Barry Webber from the Norfolk Community Association (NCA). The NCA paid the cost of the new tree (approximately $8,000) with funds from the Moore Bailey Trust, the Evan Hughes Charitable Trust and donations to the NCA. Helminiak and his colleagues will keep a close eye on the tree for the next several years until it is well established. Rest assured, however, Norfolk’s new tree will be ready for its debut at this year’s lighting ceremony on Nov. 29.