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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 for pre-sale through their website beginning the 2024/25 Bareroot Season 

November 11, 2024 

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The SOLD OUT Varieties listed below are for informational purposes only, ones we have sold over the years, and 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 and 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, 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. 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.

Ten of these varieties will be available through Peaceful Valley Farm and Garden Supply this year in our 2024/25 Collection. 

Thank you for all your Support!

Annie Elizabeth

Annie Elizabeth

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An 1850s introduction from London, this old-fashioned English culinary apple is one of the best for any recipe that calls for an apple to keep its shape when cooked. Also excellent for stewing or sauce. Fruit are so sweet sugar is not needed. Keeps 3 or more months. Medium Vitamin C content - enough so that the flesh does not brown when cut open. An easy variety to grow, fairly resistant to most diseases and resistant to spring frosts. A notable feature is the attractive maroon blossoms. Tree is medium to large sized, self-fertile, however, pollination from another apple will maximize its yield. Somewhat resistant to scab and mildew. To date we note the mother tree is completely resistant to codling moth, the worm found in many apples and pears.

Our wild grandmother tree grows in a very old homestead, mixed orchard in the old mining town of Pike City, Sierra County @ 3500’. The trees have outlived the structures, as there is no trace of them. Pike is 8.5 miles west of Alleghany and was named after Pike County, Missouri. The post office in opened in 1877. The population was 134 at the 2010 census. We have discovered numerous new-to-us varieties of apples and pears at this location that we will be introducing over the next few seasons.

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