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

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!

Peaches

Store/Peaches

Peaches are known the world over for flavor and juiciness- a Summer treat! Our heirloom peaches are grafted to Lovell peach rootstock, which induces good cold-heartiness for the tree, produces a vigorous, full-size tree tolerant of poor soils and high rainfall, resistant to many root diseases and gophers. Trees will grow to 12' - 15' tall, but maybe kept smaller with June or July pruning. Peaches thrive with annual, winter pruning to balance tree growth with fruit potential. The best tasting peaches are grown in the hottest, sunniest locations. They require moderate winter chilling and are suited for growth in most locations except in very low chill sites. Due to their tendency to early blooming, they are not reliably suited to elevations above 4000'.

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