Muswell Hill’s Christmas tree last year sparked widespread ridicule after pictures of the pitiful pine went viral.
This year organisers in the north London enclave splashed out £4,000 on a 20-foot spruce after a sponsorship and crowdfunding campaign.
Last year’s puny spruce was derided because it barely peeped over the surrounding fence.
It was put up in St James’s Square by a volunteer group who had planned a 15-foot tree, but were forced to scale back because of the cost of insurance and complying with health and safety requirements.
