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Aerial view of the San Onefre Ranch, CA
As of 2018, the San Onefre Ranch is a part of Camp Pendleton. The Ecke Ranch grew poinsettias outdoors in the fields (top right and center of the image).
Cutting field-cut poinsettias
Prior to the 1960's, Poinsettia sales consisted primarily of cut flowers.
Don Hubbard Sr. at his cattle ranch, Oregon
Don Hubbard Sr. owned Don Hubbard Contracting, a San Marcos-based business. Don supported the YMCA, along with Paul Ecke Jr.
Don Hubbard Sr.'s cattle ranch, Oregon
Don Hubbard Sr. owned Don Hubbard Contracting, a San Marcos-based business. Don supported the YMCA along with Paul Ecke Jr..
Dummen facility, Costa Rica
Dummen facility, Costa Rica
Early days of field-grown production
Paul Ecke Sr. (left).
Employees in front of the vacuum cooler at Farm 2, Paul Ecke de Guatemala
Ricardo Campos (right), general manager, Paul Ecke de Guatemala, in front of the vacuum cooler used to cool cuttings after harvest.
Julie Hampton (left) and Ruth Kobayashi
Julie Hampton (wife of Paul Ecke III) and Ruth Kobayashi, head flower breeder at the Paul Ecke Ranch.