Blossom Lane, Durham, CA 95938 - Butte County

LOCATION: The Butte Creek Ranch is located on Blossom Lane in Durham, California.

BUTTE CREEK RANCH: This ranch is about 5 minutes away from the Home Ranch and is easily accessible. The Butte Creek Ranch is approximately 215 acres. 180 acres are planted to almonds and there are about 30 acres of plantable land in the Butte Creek Reserve which lies inside the levee. There is an employee home on the ranch that is about 1000 square feet and was remodeled about 5 years ago. The barn is in good shape and is used to store equipment.

IRRIGATION: This ranch has 3 connected wells that are used to irrigate the orchard via double-line drip. The irrigation system is set up for frost protection sprinklers to be added. The seller has enough aluminum pipe for frost protection with minimal labor. All motors are electric and they vary from 100 to 150 horsepower.

VARIETIES:

175 Acres

Block #1:

65 acres

50% Nonpariel

33% Monterey

12% Sonora

3rd leaf

Block #2:

30 acres

67% Nonpareil

33% Monterey

14 years old

Block #3:

30 acres

33% Nonpareil

25% Carmel

25% Aldrich

12% Price

28 years old

Block #4:

50 acres

50% Nonpareil

25% Monterey

25% Fritz

5th leaf

SOILS: The Butte Ranch is entirely class one soil.

ADDITIONAL: All the implements, sheds, containers, etc. come with the sale of these ranches. An equipment list can be provided upon request. In addition to the equipment, this ranch comes with a transferable Blue Diamond contract.

Chris Wilk, the owner of Scientific Methods was quoted saying this orchard is, " Extremely well-managed, has no disease resistance or nematode pressure, and has the best tree dirt in the world."