Kiwi – Harms Orchards
Property Details
Kiwi-Harms Orchard is a versatile agricultural land holding totaling 81 +/- assessed acres. 41 acres are planted to producing walnuts, primarily Chandler variety then Ivanhoe & Howard. The balance of the land consists of open farmland or rangeland and farmstead. The orchards are planted on Class 1 soils and irrigated using (2) agricultural groundwater wells. The property also has shares within the Standford Vina Ranch Irrigation Company providing secondary surface water source.
Location: Just 18 miles (N) of Chico and 22 miles (S) of Red Bluff. From Red Bluff, (S) on Highway 99E then west onto South Avenue. Then left onto Vadney Avenue to the property, 3860 & 3850 Vadney Avenue, Vina, CA 96092.
Walnuts: 41 acres are planted to walnuts. Block A aka Kiwi 1 has 8 acres of Howards planted in 1995. These 31-year-old walnuts are in good condition. 2025 production was 7,255 inshell pounds per acre. Tree spacing is 20’ x 22’, 99 trees per acre. Block C aka Harms 1 has 9 acres of Ivanhoe planted in 2011. 2025 production was 4,433 inshell pounds per acre. Tree spacing is 15’ x 22’, 132 trees per acre. Block D aka Harms 2 has 24 acres of Chandler planted in 2011. These 15-year-old walnuts are in good condition. 2025 production was 4,482 inshell pounds per acre. Tree spacing is 25’ x 25’, 70 trees per acre. All blocks are irrigated by buried tubing and Nelson R10 micro-sprinklers.
Crop: 2026 crop is negotiable.
Open Land: 39 acres are open land. Block B aka Kiwi Open Ground has 12 acres of land suitable for farming. Block E aka Harms Open Ground has 27 acres mostly suitable for grazing.
Water: There are (2) irrigation wells on the property, both equipped with 20Hp submersible pumps. The domestic well for the Harms farmstead is equipped with submersible pump. Static water level is estimated at just 25’. The property also benefits by having some shares within the Stanford Vina Ranch Irrigation Company.
Soils: Per Natural Resources Conservation Service, the orchards are planted mostly on Class 1 soils, Vina loam (VnA), Molinos fine sandy loam (My) & Los Robles loam (Lo). The balance of the soils ranges from Anita clay (Af) to Tuscan clay loam (Ttb).
Improvements: Improvements include a 1977-year model doublewide 1,536 square feet modular home with detached garage/storage building that total 2,256 square feet and (2) wood framed shops with metal roofs that total an additional 2,598 square feet.
Zoning: Tehama County Parcel Numbers; 079-270-013, 079-270-020, 021 & 022 plus modular home parcel number 910-001-022. Current zoning is AG-2, 20-acre minimum. Annual property taxes are $12,722.
Mineral Rights: Oil, gas and minerals rights owned to be included in the sale.
Depreciation: Improvements such as the trees, irrigation systems and buildings may offer deprecation advantages to a prospective Buyer.
Showing: Please do not disturb the Tenants. To show the home, 48-hour advance notice is required. Listing Agent to accompany.
Receivership: Property is for sale by court ordered receivership and will require court approval which may take 10 business days after Buyer removes contingencies. Signed Receivership Addendum to Contract (see uploaded document) must be included with purchase agreement. Seller name is David Stapleton, Receiver for Anderson & Sons Ranch, Inc.
Listing Price: $899,000 cash to Seller.
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