New Delhi, Nov. 25 -- First Lady Melania Trump on Monday welcomed this year's White House Christmas tree - a white fir from a Michigan farm - as it arrived at the North Portico by horse-drawn carriage.

The tree, grown at Korson's Tree Farms, was transported by a pair of Clydesdales named Logan and Ben. Three men in top hats accompanied the carriage.

"It's a beautiful tree," the first lady said while walking around the carriage and posing for photographs. Dressed in a cream overcoat and dark red gloves, she greeted one of the drivers and a woman standing with the horses.

The 18½-foot tree will be placed in the Blue Room.

Korson's Tree Farms secured the opportunity after winning the National Christmas Tree Association's annual comp...