Waimanalo anthurium nursery owner prepares for final plant sales
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Waihale Products nursery in Waimanalo is closing after 30 years. Pictured is owner Alvin Tsuruda in his nursery earlier this month,
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Pictured is an anthurium in Alvin Tsuruda’s nursery.
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Pictured is an anthurium in Alvin Tsuruda’s nursery.
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Pictured are anthurium hybrids in Alvin Tsuruda’s nursery.
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Pictured are anthurium hybrids in Alvin Tsuruda’s nursery.
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Pictured is an anthurium with a fruiting spadix in Alvin Tsuruda’s nursery.
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Pictured is a Lavender Lady anthurium in Alvin Tsuruda’s nursery.
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Owner Alvin Tsuruda stands amongst the anthuriums he grows.
Tsuruda is closing his nursery in April because his lease is expiring, and at 84, “I’m old, too,” he said. He broke his leg last August and it’s taken months of recovery and rehabilitation before he just recently was able to start working again.
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Owner Alvin Tsuruda stands amongst the anthuriums he grows.
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Alvin Tsuruda specializes in anthuriums but he also grows a variety of other plants.
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Owner Alvin Tsuruda holds a Shibori anthurium at his nursery.
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Owner Alvin Tsuruda stands amongst the anthuriums he grows.
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Owner Alvin Tsuruda stands amongst the anthuriums he grows.
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