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Rancho Tissue

Plant Tissue Culturing

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Agave Spirits

Tissue Culture

Fruits

We culture a wide range of food crops.

Blueberry Varieties

Nuts

Food Plants

Hazelnuts

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Rancho Tissue Technologies is known worldwide for our vigorous, disease-free crops. At Rancho Tissue Technologies we expertly blend technology and true innovation to produce the finest tissue-cultured, custom-propagated plants, food crops, and medicinal plants in the world.

As one of the largest producers of tissue culture in the world and the largest succulent tissue culture producer in the U.S.A., we grow up to 4 million plants per year in our state-of-the-art, environmentally controlled laboratory and greenhouses. Led by Heather Hunter May, our team of expert international researchers and scientists has been producing an exceptional range of plants for over 32 years.

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The Largest Tissue Culture Succulent Producer in the U.S.

We grow up to 4 million plants per year in our state-of-the-art, environmentally controlled laboratory and greenhouse.

Our team of expert international researchers and scientists has been producing an exceptional range of plants for nearly 33 years.

Heather May founded Rancho Tissue Technologies in 1987 with a goal of supplying the industry exceptional quality plant tissue, including hard-to-find varieties.

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USDA Agricultural Research Services

Members of the National Germplasm Resources Information Network GRIN

We have been propagating agricultural crops as members of the USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network for over 15 years.

Initiation fees are waved when tissue culture accessions are available. We have experience with hazelnuts, walnuts, raspberries, blueberries, hops and many more species.

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The Rancho Tissue Timeline

1987

Rancho Tissue Founded

Heather Hunter May founded Rancho Tissue Technologies with a goal of supplying the industry exceptional quality plant tissue of hard-to-find varieties.

1992

State of the Art Lab

State of the art, environmentally controlled lab.

2015

Retro Plants

Rancho Tissue becomes a primary succulent cultivar for EuroAmerican Propagators.

2017

4 Million Plants

RTT Celebrates it's 30th anniversary and produces over 4 million plants.

2020

RITA BioReactors Investment

RITA help speed up some of the stages of tissue culture, cut down in labor costs and allow us to produce more plants.

2021

Agave celsii alb x att

A medium sized agave with rosettes up to 2 feet tall with glaucous-gray leaves that curve gracefully upwards.

2022

Agave potatorum 'Spawn'

Grows 2 to 3 feet tall with broad gray upright and slightly recurved leaves with closely spaced small margins bearing red teeth and terminal spine.

2023

Agave Spirits

Our state-of-the-art Agave tissue culture process ensures that the mezcal and tequila industry continues to flourish without compromising quality or the environment.

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Contact Us

At Rancho Tissue Technologies, we’re dedicated to providing you with top-quality tissue culture liners and microcuttings, and we welcome your questions and comments.

18539 Aliso Canyon Road Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067

+1 (858) 756-6785, +1 (858) 756-0894

info@ranchotissue.com

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