Yamagami Nursery
Taro Yamagami started Yamagami's Nursery as a fruit stand in the midst of orchards in San Jose, California, a business now in its fourth generation of family ownership.
Taro Yamagami started Yamagami's Nursery as a fruit stand in the midst of orchards in San Jose, California. With his brother Jiro, Taro Yamagami is credited with designing and installing many of the older landscapes in the area. In 1963, Taro decided to concentrate on the landscape portion of his business and sold the nursery to Mas and Betty Oka. After 20 years of hard work, Mas and Betty retired in 1983 and their son, Preston, took over the business. Jump ahead 30 years and it is Brittany Sheade, Preston's daughter, and her husband, Mike Sheade, who take over the business...