Residents of the town of Prosper, Texas have come together to try and protect a mysterious Christmas tree that sits on a plot of land being bulldozed for a mall expansion.

The tree has become a local legend of sorts because each year, an unknown person or group decorates the tree in garlands and ornaments sometime before December 25.

“Let’s try and solve this mystery….many have noticed the beautifully decorated Christmas tree on Preston, south of First Street,” the community Facebook group Prosper Speaks posted at the end of November. “We’ve seen it every year but don’t know who mysteriously and secretly decorates it in the midnight hours. One longtime resident suggested it is the family of a loved one who passed away…another suggested it was the ‘town tree,’ decorated as a tradition.”

Prosper Speaks stated that the tree was saved intentionally from being bulldozed.

“So many of our beautiful wild Christmas-type trees have been destroyed due to expansion, and this particular tree was spared by the bulldozer just last week,” a representative for the group said. “You can imagine this has stirred a lot of empathy toward this particular tree. There have been concerns that they will bulldoze it after Christmas and talks of petitions and Facebook ‘Save the P-Tree’ campaigns.”

Members of the community have grown to love the mysterious tree.

“In describing it to my kids, I call that tree magical, like Charlie Brown’s Christmas tree. It just appears…it’s magic,” said Prosper resident Kerry Harrington.

One man commented on the page claiming to be the foreman of the site.

“I’m the [foreman] on-site, and the plan is to leave it as long as we can,” he wrote.

We can only hope that this very special tree manages to survive as long as possible! Find out more about this tree in the video below.