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...

Friedolf falls in Moldova & evacuation

Friedolf falls in Moldovadur­ing the war. Kaldenkirchen was com­plete­ly evac­u­at­ed, the employ­ees were called up for mil­i­tary ser­vice, and the tree nurs­ery grew wild.

The beginning of the war

The begin­ning of the war brought an end to rapid devel­op­ment. Friedolf Lap­pen was called up for ser­vice in the Ger­man armed forces. Two sons result from the mar­riage with Getrud Lor­bach: Ado (born in 1941) and Dieter (born in 1943).

Son Friedolf takes over the business

Friedolf takes over the busi­ness and con­tin­ues to expand it. As heir, this was planned from the time of his birth. The first conifers are includ­ed in the Lap­pen tree nurs­ery prod­uct assortment.