Thanks to Peaceful Valley Farm and Garden Supply (originally started by our founder Amigo Bob Cantisano), a collection of some of our favorite species and varieties  are available for pre-sale through their website for the 2024/25 Bare Root Season 

Felix Gillet Collector Trees

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Ben's Red

Ben's Red

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Originated in Cornwall, England in the early 1800s. Medium-size fruit are bright yellow green with a strong pinkish, ripening to dark red flush, and some striping. The creamy white flesh is crisp, dry and coarse with a sweet, strawberry–like flavor. Ripens in late July-August. Highly rated for dessert and juicing. Like all summer apples, a short keeper, up to 4 weeks. Needs a pollinator variety planted near it for good productivity. Plant with Yellow Bellflower for max productivity


The mother tree grows in Dutch Flat, CA at 3100’ in Placer County, overlooking the Bear River. Dutch Flat is a beautiful old town adjacent to a huge hydraulic mine from the mid 1800’s, and alongside the Trans Sierra Pacific railroad, connecting it with the world back in the day. We will be introducing many more p[plants from this farming community in the future.

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