PORTLAND, Maine (AP/WGAN) The holiday tree in Maine’s largest city will be a balsam fir planted by a resident nearly four decades ago.

Portland has a tradition of harvesting a tree from a local neighborhood to serve as its downtown holiday centerpiece. This year’s tree will be one planted long ago by Richard Olsen in the Riverton neighborhood.

Olsen died last year at age 80. Patricia Olsen, who was married to Richard for 43 years, said she’ll be “happy to see it in Monument Square because it’s something he always wanted.”

City Arborist Jeff Tarling says the tree was found on Epping Street while city staff were doing tree work there last summer.

The tree is expected to arrive downtown on Thursday, the Portland Press Herald reported. It’s set to be lit on Nov. 26.