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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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Below: the SOLD OUT Varieties listed are for informational purposes only. These are the trees and plants that we have re-discovered and sold over the years. They are the result of our passionate searches throughout Northern California, the Sierra Nevada and Western States to re-discover the historic, agricultural, living library still in existence. These trees and plants, left over from the 1800’s and early 1900’s Gold Rush era, were discovered on historic mining camps, ranches, and  homesteads. Most of these trees have become climate resilient with no human attention for the last 100 plus years. They give the best fruit and nuts in conditions that most fruit and nut trees cannot endure with large annual temperature variations.

These  grandmother trees have learned to thrive under the most harsh conditions, and with uncertain weather patterns.  It is our goal to make them available to growers, gardeners and communities throughout the West Coast.

We have personally taken cuttings directly from the 100+ year old grandmother trees that still cling to life in some, often deserted, historic orchards. The Felix Gillet Institute trees are very rare, exclusive plants – some may have only just been rediscovered.

95% of plants available during the 1800s are no longer available today.  We are saving what is left before they die. 

 You can become a Mother Orchard Supporter and help us in our efforts to discover more rare, historical trees and care for our collection of over 250 trees, by clicking on the Mother Orchard link above.

Ten of these varieties are available through Peaceful Valley Farm and Garden Supply this year 2024/25. 

Thank you for all your Support!

Coyote Street Purple (aka: Purple Coyote)

Coyote Street Purple (aka: Purple Coyote)

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We have yet to positively identify this vine by variety, but it is well worth our offering as it is an outstanding seeded, large berried, blushed, purple, multi-purpose grape, excellent for fresh eating, juice, jellies and wine making. Beautiful large bunches ripen in September and early October in Nevada City at 2500’ on an old homestead full of Gillet plants. Highly resistant to powdery mildew, this vine is never sprayed and produces remarkably clean fruit annually.

The mother vine grows on an old homestead in Nevada City, Nevada County, CA, less than one mile for Gillet's Barren Hill Nursery. Nevada City, the Queen of the Northern Mines, was once the capitol of Nevada, and one of the biggest and most successful mining towns, hosting thousands of miners in the 1800's. Gillet opened a barber shop here in 1853, started the nursery in the mid 1860's and opened it to the public in 1871. He grew there for more than 35 years before his passing, when Charles Parsons took over and guided the nursery, then renamed the Felix Gilet Nursery, until 1968, when it was the oldest nursery in California. We have located many of Gillet's plants n this still thriving Gold Rush era town.


Note: We do not ship grapes. These plants are for "pickup" only in North San Juan, in January and February. Order now to reserve these limited edition grapes.
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