US (IL): Family nursery continues to thrive after 125 years
According to the text on the yellowing paper, it’s an award: Bronze, for cherries Dintelmann’s brought to a fair in 1904.
The World’s Fair in St. Louis.
And by the time the nursery won that honor, they’d already celebrated their 15th year in business.
Another anniversary has passed, this one much bigger. The nursery earlier this season celebrated its founding by L.F Dintelmann in 1891, 125 years ago. The business is run now by twin brothers Dale and Dean and their dad, Richard.
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