"The Hopi nation begins their spring dances when the peaches start blooming. Even for Navajo, there's sacred prayers given to the peaches during certain times of the year," says Reagan Wytsalucy, a member of the Navajo Nation and assistant professor of agriculture at Utah State University.
"The trees have been dying off in large numbers, and the original caretakers have been passing away," says Wytsalucy.
"I feel very confident to say that this is my calling," says Wytsalucy.
Preliminary studies have shown that Southwest peaches may be more drought resistant and have a higher pest tolerance than mass-produced peaches.
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