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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!

Red Myro

Red Myro

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SKU 00185
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This Red Myrobalan, aka Myro plum, aka Cherry plum is a sweet, juicy, red ball of deliciousness. The best flavored red cherry plum we have found. The fruit measures about 1” diameter, and the tree produces prolifically. The grandmother tree produces many beautiful white flowers that bloom late, which gives them the opportunity to produce a prolific annual crop. They are tough trees and can survive drought, pests and disease. Myro are commonly used as rootstocks for plums, prunes, almonds, peaches and nectarines. Any or all of these species can be grafted to this tree to create a yummy fruit salad, all on one tree. They produce readily from seed which is why you may have seen these scattered around, spread by birds, deer and bears. They were originally a West Asian plum which became popular as hedgerows and rootstock in Europe.

The grandmother is a 24' tree thriving without any care, off a main road near Grass Valley, Nevada County at 2400' elevation. Grass Valley was a bustling mining town not far from Nevada City. It was first called 'Boston Ravine', then 'Centerville' and then finally, Grass Valley. Grass Valley was the home of Lola Montez, the creator of the scandalous "Spider Dance," and also the home of Lyman Gilmore, the real inventor of the airplane!


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