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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!

Green Keeper Apple

Green Keeper Apple

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Crunchy, Delicious, Sweet and Tart, Late Season Storing Apple, Unique flavor with unusually dense flesh

This unassuming apple is quite extraordinary! This unknown, large, green skinned, boxy shaped apple has a rich dense flesh that packs a super crunch. Best in storage for a month or so but can still be eaten fresh if picked late off of the tree. It appears to be a rather shy bearer that prefers other pollinators around. The tree is healthy and vigorous. Great for fresh Eating and Pies. While it is nice to have fresh eating apples right off the tree, it is especially nice to be able to put them in storage (in you root cellar, of course) and have excellent apples later in the season when other fresh food from the garden has withered and the plants have gone to sleep for the winter.

The Grandmother tree is found in Nevada City, right along the Golden Chain Highway 49. Nevada City sits on Nisenan Land and was first settled by European Americans in 1849. Nevada City has been registered as a national historic landmark, where In 1850, there were 10,000 miners, business men (and women...), with saloons, barbershops (one run by Felix Gillet), hotels, brothels, hardware, grocery stores, horse and mule traders, to name a few.

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