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A burned tree that's been decorated for Christmas in the Interstate 17 median north of Sunset Point Rest Area in Arizona on Monday, Dec. 16, 2024.
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Arizona's I-17 Mystery Tree is decorated again in 2024

The tradition of the I-17 Mystery Tree, which had been secretly decorated every Christmas for decades, came to a stop in 2019. But the decorations have mysteriously returned in December 2024.

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A burned tree that's been decorated for Christmas in the Interstate 17 median north of Sunset Point Rest Area in Arizona on Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (Chelsey Heath/KJZZ)
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A burned tree that's been decorated for Christmas in the Interstate 17 median north of Sunset Point Rest Area in Arizona on Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (Chelsey Heath/KJZZ)
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A burned tree that's been decorated for Christmas in the Interstate 17 median north of Sunset Point Rest Area in Arizona on Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (Chelsey Heath/KJZZ)
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A burned tree that's been decorated for Christmas in the Interstate 17 median north of Sunset Point Rest Area in Arizona on Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (Chelsey Heath/KJZZ)
interstate-17-christmas-tree-20241216.jpg
A burned tree that's been decorated for Christmas in the Interstate 17 median north of Sunset Point Rest Area in Arizona on Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (Chelsey Heath/KJZZ)
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A burned tree that's been decorated for Christmas in the Interstate 17 median north of Sunset Point Rest Area in Arizona on Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (Chelsey Heath/KJZZ)
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A burned tree that's been decorated for Christmas in the Interstate 17 median north of Sunset Point Rest Area in Arizona on Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (Chelsey Heath/KJZZ)
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