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

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!

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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