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It is the flat branches, soft needles and attractively symmetrical shape of the Norfolk Island pine that tend to make it an ideal choice as a Christmas tree. The Norfolk Island pine has been used as the Christmas tree of choice for the Whitehouse more than any other available variety.
The Fraser Fir, named for John Fraser a Scottish Botanist who was known for having explored the southern Appalachian Mounts during the 18th century, is a uniformly shaped tree with flattened needles which are dark-blue green in color with silver underneath. Known to reach heights of 80 feet with a diameter of one to one half feet, the Fraser Fir has a somewhat restricted growth zone along the southern Appalachian Mountains from south West Virginia through western North Carolina and into southern Tennessee. North Carolina produces the majority of Fraser Firs as Christmas trees, and it takes between seven to ten years in the field to produce a tree between six to seven feet tall.
Although the Norfolk Island Pine and the Fraser Fir tend to be the most widely recognized Christmas trees other varieties exist including the Scots Pine, Douglas Fir, Blue Spruce, Black Hills Spruce, White Pine and Balsam Fir.
As 2016, begins to fade away in the rearview mirror of life, I wanted to take this time to say thank you - to the employees who enable LMP to achieve its goals on a daily basis, to the clients who continue to support us through their patronage and trust, and to the suppliers who help us bring it all together.
Each year we reflect on our lessons learned to enable ourselves to improve and grow. As we say to all of our employees - "it is progress, not perfection, that we strive for". This year we have progressed in ways that make us excited to begin 2017. All of us at LMP, Inc. look forward to seeing you in the New Year.
Orlando Castillo, Jr., President