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Towards A Climate Resilient Food Economy:

We have passionately searched the Sierra Nevada and Western States to re-discover the living library of plants still scattered across Northern California, those trees and plants left over from the 1800’s and early 1900’s Gold Rush era.   These are the grandmother trees that have become climate resilient with no human attention for the last 100 years. They give the best fruit and nuts in conditions that most fruit and nut trees can not endure with large annual temperature variations. These  grandmother trees have learned to thrive under the most harsh conditions. We want to make them available to growers, gardeners and communities throughout the West Coast.

We have personally found these trees and have taken cuttings directly from the 100+ year old grandmother trees that still cling to life in ghostly, historic orchards. We offer very rare and 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. 

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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 will be available through Peaceful Valley Farm and Garden for the 2024/25 Bareroot Season. 

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The SOLD OUT Varieties listed below are for informational purposes only. These are many of the plants we have found and sold over the years. While some of these varieties will be available this Autumn, many will not. 

Hope is on the Horizon.

We will have historic fruit and nut trees available for preorder

November 1, 2024.

Thank you for all your Support!

Orders only accepted via the website.

Grosse Tendre Almond

Grosse Tendre Almond

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We believe this almond to be same almond Gillet published in his catalogs as 'Grosse Tendre or known also as 'Improved Languedoc.' Translating as 'Big Tender' Gillet wrote that it is "A soft shelled nut above medium in size, recently imported from the province of Languedoc in southern France; as hardy as the Languedoc." This plump, little, heirloom nut can be removed easily from it's shell and eaten by the handful. Almond trees love to be planted with at least one other almond tree variety to increase pollenization. They are one of the earliest trees to bloom and consequently subject to freezing out, especially at higher elevations. They are beautiful trees and the blossoms are a lovely pink to white.

The mother tree is growing on a small property in Nevada City, about 1/2 mile from Gillet’s Barren Hill Nursery. The property is now well cared for and contains multiple Gillet era trees. Nevada City was the center of the Gold Rush Northern mines, the social and financial hub. Once the capitol of the territory of Nevada, it is still a thriving, beautiful town primarily surviving on the heritage of its mining history. The beauty of the place is, in part, a result of the efforts of Gillet and his successor Charles Parsons, who provided thousands of food and ornamental plants that give Nevada City its botanical diversity. Few residents are aware that the most significant nurserymen of the West operated his nursery on Aristocracy Hill for more than 40 years, followed by the Parsons for another 60 years. We believe these almonds will be productive at all sites below 2500 feet where there is minimal spring frost damage. Higher elevations require an excellent air drainage site, and may produce crops infrequently, although the tree and blossoms will be beautiful.

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