Orchards in Loomis, CA

Otow Orchard specializes in hoshigaki, the Japanese art of hand-dried persimmons. The farm, in rural Granite Bay, California, also offers tree-ripened peaches, plums, pears, and more.

Frank and Bernice Aguilar began their adventure in 1943 when they Married and started a 50-acre farming operation in the small Placer County town of Penryn, California. Initially the farm consisted of plum, pear and peach trees along with a few mandarins that had been planted in…