Washington ( CNN ) -- The National Park Service said Saturday that the National Christmas Tree located just south of the White House has died due to complications from `` transplant shock . '' The Park Service removed the Colorado blue spruce from the White House grounds early Saturday . The tree had replaced another which was damaged in a wind storm early last year . The Park Service said it always has a replacement tree lined up to make sure one is in place for the annual National Christmas Tree Lighting event held each December . The new tree is also a Colorado spruce but wo n't be planted until late October .
The tree dies of transplant shock . A new tree will be planted on White House grounds in October .