Harry Ide was born in Alamo, CA in 1912. Early in 1942, Harry and his wife (photo left) were among the 120,000 Japanese Americans who were relocated and held at internment camps. Prior to his departure, Ide was stripped of his American citizenship and forced to sell his belongings. After the war, in 1946, the Ides returned to Contra Costa County. It was here that he started his new venture in early August of 1950, Harry’s Nursery. When Ide retired in 1982, he leased his business to Jiro Nishimoto and his brother Sab, who ran the business successfully for 30 years. The Nishimotos offered general nusery stock as well as bonsai pots and supplies. Customers always comment about how Jiro and Sab were the kindest gentlemen.
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