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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. 

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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.

Kwanzan Cherry Blossom

Kwanzan Cherry Blossom

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This cherry tree, originally from Japan, imported to the US in the 1890's by famed international botanical explorer David Fairchild, does not produce edible fruit, but is famous for it's abundance of double petal, deep pink blossoms that bloom in late spring. Fairchild was the founder of the US Dept. of Agriculture's Plant Introduction Stations and traveled the world for many decades finding the best of botany to send to the US for trialing in our various climates. He found and sent back hundreds of species and varieites, many of which are commonly grown in the US today. We highly recommend reading his book "The World Was My Garden, Travels of a Plant Explorer", a combination of 1800's international travel log, social studies and botany explorations, one of the best book's Amigo has ever read!

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