Kiwi – Harms Orchards (Property 4/11)
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 29-year-old walnuts are in good condition. 2023 production was 6,810 inshell pounds per acre. Tree spacing is 20ʼ x 22ʼ, 99 trees per acre. Block C aka Harms 1 has 9 acres of Ivanhoe planted in 2011. 2023 production was 4,360 inshell pounds per acre. Tree spacing is 15ʼ x 22ʼ, 132 trees per acre. Block D aka Harms 2 has 24 acres of Chandler planted in 2011. These 13-year-old walnuts are in good condition. 2023 production was 5,498 inshell pounds per acre. Tree spacing is 15ʼ x 22ʼ, 132 trees per acre. All blocks are irrigated by tubing and R10 sprinklers.
Crop: 2024 crop is excluded from sale.
Open Land: 39 acres are open land. Block B aka Kiwi Open Ground has 12 acres of landsuitableforfarming. BlockEakaHarmsOpenGroundhas27acresmostlysuitable for grazing.
Water: There are (2) irrigation wells on the property, both equipped with a 20 Hp submersible pumps. The domestic well for the Harms farmstead is equipped with submersible pump. Static water level is estimated at just 25ʼ. The property also benefits by having 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 1,536 sqft mobile home with detached garage/storage building totaling 2,256 sq. ft., north and south shop plus equipment shed.
Zoning: Tehama County Parcel Numbers; 079-270-013, 079-270-020, 021 & 022 plus 910-001-022 (mobile home). The current zoning is AG-2, 20-acre minimum. Annual property taxes are $12,288.
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.
Listing Price: $1,140,000 cash to Seller.
Receivership: This property is 1 of 11 properties for sale by court ordered receivership. It may be purchased individually or in combination with other properties offered for sale.
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