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.
Most Our heirloom pears are grafted to OHxF 333 (Old Home x Farmingdale) pear rootstock. European and Asian pears that are grafted on this rootstock are dwarfed to about 2/3 the size of standard, or about 12-15 ft. tall. This rootstock is widely adapted to all soils and climates and is disease resistant, and induces early production with full size fruit. Pears do best when multiple varieties are planted near one another for cross pollenization. They are the most resistant to saturated soils of all fruits and nuts. We also graft onto FULL SIZED ROOTSTOCK either Pyrus communis Seedlings or OHxF97. Click on the images to see the variety descriptions and order.Pears
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