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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Duchess d'Angouleme

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This popular French fruit was developed about 1815, brought to California by Gillet in 1882. One of the largest pear varieties can attain an enormous size. Skin is greenish-yellow netted with russet and numerous russet dots. Flesh is white, buttery, somewhat granular, very juicy and melting with a rich flavor. Excellent fresh, dried and juice. An upright, vigorous, hardy tree that bears young and regularly. Ripens in October, for use in the next 6 weeks. Fireblight resistant. Sets a big crop almost every year, no matter the weather. Partially self fruitful, but will increase crop when planted with: Bergamot d’Esperen, Beurre Clairgeau, and Beurre d’Anjou. Beurre Gris, Louis Bonne, Martin Sec. This variety was chosen by the Slow Food Ark of Taste in 2014 to be honored and saved for posterity.


The 125+ year young mother tree grows in the town of Humbug, in Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park on the San Juan Ridge of Nevada County at 3,250’ elevation. Humbug is the site of one of the original hydraulic mines, and a long-term, large mining town, abundant with wonderful heirloom fruits and nuts that we will be introducing over the next few years.

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