Housing development uproots ‘botanical museum’ in West Hollywood

Hosted by Rico Gagliano Dec. 09, 2019 Los Angeles

XOTX Tropico Nursery. Photo credit: Amanda Sutton.

XOTX Tropico Nursery, founded in 1988, is a haven for endangered plant life. But now it’s endangered itself. The owner is required to vacate the nursery by December 30.

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A West Hollywood ‘botanical museum’ will soon be uprooted

XOTX Tropico Nursery, founded in 1988, is a haven for endangered plant life. But now it’s endangered itself. The owner is required to vacate the nursery by December 30.

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Host:

Rico Gagliano

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Christian Bordal, Jenna Kagel, Caleigh Wells

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