1986 Trees of Christmas

This year's annual exhibition by the Office of Horticulture and MAH is a retrospective of theme trees shown during the past 10 years. Featured are 13 spruce and fir trees, ranging from 6 to 12 feet in height, decorated with handcrafted ornaments made by groups and individuals from around the country: 

• The Trees of Christmas (a one-tree retrospective of the 74 trees previously exhibited) 
• Enchanted Wonderland 
• Japanese Origami 
• Action Santas (Santa figures as football players, doctors, firemen, etc.) 
• Folk Art Tree 
• American Embroidery 
• Germany 
• Nutcracker Suite 
• The Twelve Days of Christmas
• Kansas Golden-Wheat Dollies
• American Victorian 
• Crocheted Snowflakes 
• 1984 White House Christmas Tree (featuring Christmas critters handmade from natural plant materials)

Also on separate display are 70 handcrafted ornaments which decorated the trees in the past decade.