Community Corner

Can Anyone Identify This Tree's Decorator?

What better way to designate Christmas in Wildwood than to adorn a natural cedar tree along a major thoroughfare?! Do you know who did it?

Can anyone identify who decorated this sole cedar tree, which is located alongside Missouri Route 100, west of Wildwood Town Center and the intersection of Highway 109? 

The cedar is south of the eastbound lane of the highway, and directly across from the cross road of Lynda Jayne Lane on the westbound lane of the highway.

It stands out among all the other trees that drivers pass on that busy stretch of highway, acting as a beacon of how much Wildwood residents respect natural beauty, even during a time of year when it is tempting to get caught up in manufactured, material things.

Find out what's happening in Eureka-Wildwoodwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Before the advent of Christianity, plants and trees that remained green all year had a special meaning for people in the winter.  In many countries, people believed evergreens kept away ghosts, witches, evil spirits, and illness.

This 'ordinary yet special' Wildwood cedar harkens back to centuries past.

Find out what's happening in Eureka-Wildwoodwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Christmas trees reportedly are grown and sold in all 50 states.  But whoever decorated this growing, evergreen cedar in Wildwood had a nice idea -- live and let live.




Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here

More from Eureka-Wildwood