Growing a Community: Pioneers of the Japanese American Floral Industry

Mt. Eden Nursery

Zenjuro Shibata moved from Oakland to 25941 Industrial Blvd., Hayward in 1918 to establish the Mt. Eden Nursery. For almost a century the Mt. Eden Nursery has continued to expand and evolve. Today it is a wholesale flower distributor based in San Jose. The original nursery in Hayward operated through the 1980s. The greenhouses were finally demolished in the 1990s.