Grimes Walnut Orchard
Grimes Walnut Orchard For Sale!
From Highway 45 in Grimes, CA go south for 1.5 miles and turn left. The property is 0.5 miles down an easement road. Please DO NOT TRESSPASS!!! Shown By Appointment Only!
Colusa County APN#: 019-120-008 & 019-120-009
There are 180 acres planted to Walnuts. There are an additional 10 acres that could be planted to another crop, but are unsuitable for walnuts.
150+/- acres of Tulare’s on Paradox 30×30 Spacing planted in 2007
30+/- acres of Chandler’s on Paradox 30×30 Spacing planted in 1995
10 Year Tulare Average Yield: 3,500lbs/acre
10 Year Chandler Average Yield: 4,526lbs/acre
Edible Meats have been in the 40%’s for both varieties. Specific yield & EMY available for qualified buyers upon request.
The entire farm is comprised of primarily Class II & III Soils. Please review the attached soils map for more information.
The Grimes Walnut Orchard has riparian rights to the Sacramento River and an irrigation well. The owner uses the well to irrigate because the water is much easier to filter. There is a solar field that offsets the farm’s pumping costs. Well specifications are as follows:
16 inch well drilled 320 feet in 2009
Pump set at 160 ft
Standing water: 12 feet, draw down 60 feet
Currently set to produce 1,500gpm (per the irrigation design, but can do more)
Orchard is irrigated via a solid set irrigation system
The orchard has a tile drain system, that pumps out on the SE corner of the property. The pump is jointly used with the neighbor to the south. See the attached map for more details.
3 homes, 3 shops/barns, a 4 car garage on 12 acres can be purchased together or separately from the orchard. It’s located about 500 yards from the walnut orchard and has a separate brochure that can be found on www.charterfarmrealty.com or provided upon request.
The property is NOT enrolled in the Williamson Act. The property taxes will be a little over 1% of the purchase price at the close of escrow.
$3,600,000
Cash at the close of escrow
Producing walnut orchard with great water! The Grimes Walnut Orchard has both well & riparian water. It has over 1 mile of Sacramento River Frontage! The solar field offsets the orchards irrigation expense. It has an operational tile drain system. The soils & water make this property suitable for most crops grown in the Sacramento Valley. It can be purchased together or separately from a farm headquarters also listed by Charter Realty. Please call Charter Realty for a private showing!