before in my life. >> reporter: the crooked tree has lots of reno residents giving it a second glance. >> it's crooked like the politicians, right? that's what everybody's saying. >> it looks like the type of tree reno would end up happening. >> exactly. >> reporter: indeed, with rockefeller center's tree on one end and charlie brown's twig tree on the other, reno's tree is somewhere in between. there are lots of theories on how this tree ended up like this. >> i think the cutters messed it up, honestly. they probably dropped it too hard and it cracked. >> maybe something hit it or it was just grown that way. >> reporter: the tree isn't swaying any opinions on christmas. >> it is crooked, but it sort of reminds me of all the christmases i've had with my family and sharing it with other people. >> so it doesn't bother you at all? >> nuh-uh. >> reporter: the crooked christmas tree also didn't get much of a warm welcome, because of a snowstorm the official tree lighting was canceled. it has yet to be rescheduled. joe harrington, news now. >> certainly we don't have any