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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. 

Stay Tuned…

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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.

Prince of the Pippins Apple

Prince of the Pippins Apple

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Jennifer's new favorite apple. Large, Crisp, Juicy, Beautiful, Subacid, Flavorful

This gorgeous apple has Great Flavor and a perfect sweet tart balance.These large green apples turn a beautiful blush with a pleasant radiating russet from the cavity. Large Handsome brown lenticels (dots) decorate the entire apple. They are not a consistent shape or color and many of the apples vary in appearance but are consistent in their superb flavor and quality. They are indeed, fit for a Prince!

This apple has many qualities of the Reine de Reinettes (Queen of the Reinettes, also known as the King of Pippins for those of the patriarch mind), but the description falls short the Queen. This is perhaps a seedling of the Queen, so, a Princess or Prince of the Pippins.

We found 2 of these trees in an extensive gold rush orchard planted around the turn of the 20th Century in Dutch Flat, CA. The healthy trees still stand tall and fruitful after over 100 years of production with little to no human care. A true testament to the mineral rich soil, hardy seedling rootstock, and smart planting by the pioneers (including the Chinese) who knew where to plant and took good care of them when they were young trees. Some of the largest orchard trees we have found, have discovered the deep, underground water sources provided by Mother Nature.



Dutch Flat is a quaint little mountain town, nothing like the bustling Gold Mining Town it used to be. Orchards and trees are scattered throughout the area and we know of a few nice orchards. This is one of our favorite orchards with about 40 trees still alive.

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