Paul Ecke Jr. (red shirt in the back), Professor Alex Laurie (plaid shirt in the back), and Dude Engel, former classmate and friend of Paul Ecke Jr. from Ohio State University.
Paul Ecke Jr. (front, third from left), Dr. Harry Tayama, professor at Ohio State University, and Bob Maddux, friend and customer of the Paul Ecke Ranch.
Paul Ecke Jr. (front, center). The Japanese Poinsettia Association (JPA) was formed to get royalty income from Japan before a plant patent protection system was in place. Growers paid royalty to be able to grow Ecke poinsettia varieties, and got…