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Agave Blue Waves was created for Rancho Tissue Technologies. Crossing two different agaves, we created Blue Waves, a spectacular mid-sized blue agave with defined imprints in each leaf and edges that appear as waves. This hybrid plant is extremely hardy and will tolerate full sun of Arizona and freezing temps as well. A striking plant […]
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Rancho Tissue Technologies has added a new division to its world-class tissue culture lab and production facility, producing food crops. “This is a great opportunity to apply our rigorous standards to fill a need in the food crops market,” says Owner and Founder Heather May. Crops will be produced by tissue culture, using the gold-standard […]
Record hot temperatures, water shortages, and severe drought conditions are challenging growers everywhere. Rancho Tissue Technologies has recently seen considerable growth for the drought tolerant plant market, despite early reluctance. “Initially there were only a handful of growers in Southern California that saw the need to introduce and produce drought tolerant plants,” she explains from […]
Rancho Tissue Technologies presents Echeveria Raindrops, with light green, rounded leaves highlighted by soft reddish-pink margins and a single drop-like nodule in the middle of each leaf. Produced from tissue culture for maximum consistency. Great for small containers. New from Rancho Tissue Technologies, Echeveria Ruffled Red is a fascinating succulent with silvery-green carunculate leaves wavy […]
Rancho Tissue Tech Aloe Wrasse, Rancho Tissue Tech Aloe Piranha Exclusively from Rancho Tissue Technologies comes the Fish Series of Aloes, each with fabulous foliage, color and texture. Bred by Larry Weisel, theyre great in 4 to 8 inch pots, and perfect for patios and containers. Five varieties are included in the series. Pictured: Piranha […]
Rancho Tissue is pleased to announce that Kristina Holland has joined our team to assist with new research projects. Kristina comes to us with an excellent background in tissue culture gained through work at Ceres, Inc. designing and optimizing new techniques and at the University of California San Diego producing arabidopsis and tomato plants using […]
Rancho Tissue Technologies has just released Weber’s Blue Agave, a wonderful plant used to make the best tequilas. Agave tequilana is an excellent choice for growers looking to replant their fields after pulp extraction. This is a fast-growing agave that grows to 5 feet tall and wide with 3 to 4 foot long narrow leaves […]
Rancho Tissue Technologies has added a new Agave attenuata that everyone’s talking about. ‘Boutin Blue’ is a great cultivar produced in tissue culture for year round availability. It is much bluer and has wider leaves than the typical A. attenuata, and the flower stalk is erect, where A. attenuata droops over. Culture and growth patterns […]
Fleurizon International is the newest partner to join Rancho Tissue Technologies’ wide-reaching broker network. Based in Camarillo, California, the range of top quality and innovative plant material to growers worldwide. You can reach Fleurizon at 805-389-8980 or learn more at www.fleurizon.com.