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Potting up rooted cuttings for the Christmas blooming crop
Potting up rooted cuttings for the Christmas blooming crop.
Paul Ecke Jr. and Jordan Bloom
Paul Ecke Jr. and Jordan Bloom at a YMCA event.
Business trip to Nara, Japan
From left to right: Paul Ecke Jr., Manabu Kurishima, Kimie Kurishima (wife of Manabu), Lizbeth Ecke, and Professor Tsurishima. Taken on a business trip to visit Japanese poinsettia growers and establish a plant patent act in Japan.
Eckespoint C-1 poinsettia leaf magnified by 110
Eckespoint C-1 leaf under the microscope. This was one of the first successful poinsettia varieties from the Ecke Ranch Breeding program.
Paul Ecke III and Mrs. Amelita Ramos, first lady of the Philippines
Paul Ecke III and Mrs. Amelita Ramos, first lady of the Philippines (duplicate)
David Hartley and Ron Cramer
From left to right: David Hartley and Ron Cramer, Paul Ecke Ranch employees. Picture taken in the Philippines.
Poinsettia seminar in the Philippines
Paul Ecke III (far right), David Hartley, Ranch employee (adjacent).
Paul Ecke Sr. with unidentified woman
Paul Ecke Sr. with unidentified woman
Rooted poinsettia cuttings in trays
Rooted poinsettia cuttings in trays going from greenhouse to barn to be packed up for shipping.
Dipping poinsettia bare root stock in a mercury based bath (presumably) before shipping
Picture taken south of the Encinitas Ranch House (in the background). Poinsettia bare root stock was dipped in mercury to kill any pathogens or pests prior to shipping the stock across the country by rail.
Dr. Pat Morishita and Paul Ecke Jr.
Dr. Pat Morishita, an entomologist at the University of California Riverside, consulted at the Ecke Ranch.
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Franz Freuwirth, poinsettia breeder, Paul Ecke Ranch
Franz Freuwirth standing in the greenhouse where he did much of the poinsettia breeding at the Paul Ecke Ranch.
Max Ecke and Paul Ecke Jr.
Max Ecke (Paul Ecke III's son) and Paul Ecke Jr. in the poinsettia field along Saxony Road at the Paul Ecke Ranch.
Steve Barkwell at the Paul Ecke Ranch, Encinitas, CA
Steve Barkwell, Blooming Crop Grower for the Paul Ecke Ranch from 1984-1997 in Range 4 or 5 at the Paul Ecke Ranch.