A Spruce is a Spruce, is a Spruce, is a Spruce

 

Whatever you call it, it is an 80-foot Engelmann spruce tree.

At the ASLA annual meeting in Salt Lake City in 2004, several LASN editors had the opportunity to visit during lunch with Matthew Evans, the senior landscape architect for the Capitol grounds. The talk turned to the national Christmas tree and selecting it (his job), and we, southern Californians, observed that the largest Christmas tree in the U.S. in the past years has been the one at Fashion Island in Newport Beach, Ca.

The ?EUR??,,????'??Holiday?EUR??,,????'?? vs. ?EUR??,,????'??Christmas?EUR??,,????'?? quandary has apparently raised ire in some communities. Fortunately, in D.C., ever fodder for ?EUR??,,????'??Mark Twain Tonight,?EUR??,,????'?? our leaders are keeping an eye on the vital matters of national concern.