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Rockefeller tree survived Sandy

The Christmas tree that now dominates New York's Rockefeller Center survived the winds of Superstorm Sandy that left a path of destruction in a New Jersey town.

Joseph Balku stands near his 80 ft. tall, 50 ft. diameter, 10-ton Norway Spruce tree at his home in Flanders, N.J., Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012.

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Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree

Joseph Balku stands near his 80 ft. tall, 50 ft. diameter, 10-ton Norway Spruce tree at his home in Flanders, N.J., Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012.

Credit: AP Photo/Rich Schultz

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