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2007 Poinsettias from The Paul Ecke Ranch
2007 Poinsettias from The Paul Ecke Ranch
2011 Poinsettia Better by Design
2011 Poinsettia Better by Design
2014 Poinsettias (Ecke Ranch catalog)
2014 Poinsettias (Ecke Ranch catalog)
A Christmas Tradition, Paul Ecke Poinsettias 2001
A Christmas Tradition, Paul Ecke Poinsettias 2001
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.
CA Congressman Bob Wilson presenting Ecke poinsettias to President Richard Nixon
CA Congressman Bob Wilson presenting Ecke poinsettias to President Richard Nixon.
Christmas blooming poinsettia crop sales at unidentified location
Christmas blooming poinsettia crop sales at unidentified location
Collier's magazine article titled, "Color for Christmas"
Article profiling the Paul Ecke Ranch in Collier's Magazine
Congressional Record Recognizing Contributions of Paul Ecke Jr. to Poinsettia Industry
Congressional Record Recognizing Contributions of Paul Ecke Jr. to Poinsettia Industry
Cutting field-cut poinsettias
Prior to the 1960's, Poinsettia sales consisted primarily of cut flowers.
David Hartley and Ron Cramer
From left to right: David Hartley and Ron Cramer, Paul Ecke Ranch employees. Picture taken in the Philippines.
Dipping poinsettia bare root stock in a mercury based bath (presumably) before shipping
Picture taken south of the Encinitas Ranch House (in the background).
Dr. Pat Morishita and Paul Ecke Jr.
Dr. Pat Morishita, an entomologist at the University of California Riverside, consulted at the Ecke Ranch.
Early days of field-grown production
Paul Ecke Sr. (left).
Ecke Poinsettia Catalog 2012
Ecke Poinsettia Catalog 2012