Lappen repositions itself

Pro­duc­tion process­es are adapt­ed, sales and dis­tri­b­u­tion are expand­ed. The cus­tomer-ori­ent­ed ser­vice com­pa­ny with some 130 employ­ees cul­ti­vates high-qual­i­ty plants on an area of 650 hectares of open land.

Christian Lappen assumes management responsibility

Chris­t­ian Lap­pen, the sec­ond eldest son of Dieter Lap­pen, who has worked in the busi­ness since 2001, assumes man­age­ment responsibility.

Dieter Lappen takes over the tree nursery as successor

Dieter Lap­pen takes over the tree nurs­ery as suc­ces­sor and assumes man­age­ment respon­si­bil­i­ty. Spe­cial­i­sa­tion in avenue trees and the large tree sec­tor is afford­ed high pri­or­i­ty. The tree nurs­ery grows to become one of the largest in Europe and...

Gertrud Lappen marries Heinz Schmidt & rebuilding

Gertrud Lap­pen mar­ries mas­ter gar­den­er (spe­cial­is­ing in tree nurs­eries) Heinz Schmidt. The rebuild­ing of the tree nurs­ery begins fol­low­ing the chaos of war.

Gertrud Lappen returns

Gertrud Lap­pen returns to the fam­i­ly home at ‘am Her­renpfad’. The build­ings and tree nurs­ery fields are severe­ly dam­aged through artillery attacks. Dur­ing the post-war years the tree nurs­ery kept its head above water by cul­ti­vat­ing veg­eta­bles and...