*SOLD AT AUCTION* - Multi-Tract Auction - Willcox, AZ, Orchard

 The orchard consists of 472.14+/- acres of deeded land and a well-improved headquarters with four homes, workshop, and 24,075+/- s.f. of processing facilities including apple sorting, washing, cold storage buildings and retail space, and a truck scale. The orchard grows a variety of apples on the majority of the 400 acres, with pears on 10 acres. The orchard can be purchased in turn-key condition, complete with all tractors, trailers, sprayers, all rolling stock, irrigation pumps and equipment, and computerized processing equipment. This is the type of agricultural investment property that can become an important part of an investor’s portfolio for years to come. 

The property is located about 19 miles north of Willcox in Graham County, AZ. The City of Tucson and the Tucson International Airport is 93 miles west on Interstate 10 and a 90-minute drive from the property. Many people are under the impression that Arizona is a very dry and hot southern state. While some regions are indeed dry and hot, Willcox is at 4,300 feet in elevation in a wide basin that is surrounded by mountains on all sides. The average high temperature in June and July is 96 degrees; in August the average high is 93 degrees. Summer evenings average a low between 58 and 65 degrees. This wide range of temperatures is ideal for growing fruit, because the cool nights cause sugar to settle in the fruit, making for sweet, tasty produce. Consequently, many growers raise cash crops such as wine grapes, apples, pistachios, hay, and vegetables. In fact, Willcox is known for many varieties of wine grapes. Water is produced by drilling into aquifers that are fed by the nearby mountains.  Average annual rainfall is approximately 12 inches and there are on average 277 days of sunshine!     

Apple orchard details - Varieties, spacing, age of trees

171+/- acres planted at 12’ x 18’ spacings ( 15.5 acres in trellis)

• 11.3 +/- acres at 6’ x 18’ trellis spacings.

Tree Varieties: The apple varieties include Granny Smith, Gala, Fuji, Red Delicious, Pink Lady, Lady in Red, Red Cameo, Sundowner, Ambrosia, and Sweetie.  Pear varieties include Bartlett, Red D'Anjou and Bosc.  Overall, there are over 94,000 organic apple trees and over 2,000 organic pear trees.  Fully certified by Quality Assurance International (QAI) as an organic grower.

3 bedroom, 2 bath, 3,298+/- s.f. site built home with attached 1,000-s.f. carport

• There is a large Arizona Room with a wall of glass windows facing east.
• The laundry room is large and also serves as a mud room.
• Oak kitchen cabinetry
• Quartz tile countertops in the kitchen with a tile backsplash

2 bedroom, 2 bath, 1535 +/- s.f. manufactured home with a metal roof and covered outdoor patio with wood deck overlooking the pond with a hot tub. This house was constructed in the1980’s.

• All appliances included - range, microwave, refrigerator, dishwasher, washer and dryer.
• Fireplace in the living room
• Office addition has wood flooring, built-in cabinetry and overlooks the orchard and pond.

Storage Shed: Built in 2014, there is a pre-engineered metal storage shed 240 +/- s.f. in size located east of the house/office.

See Tract Map for Location.

158.47 +/- Total Acres

• 2 Irrigation Wells, 1 Domestic Well
• Processing/Cold Storage Buildings described above
• Truck Scale 120,000/20/lb
• House/Office
• Storage Shed

Includes the 3-Bedroom, 2 Bath main residence

• 1 Domestic well

65+/- Acres

• 2 Irrigation Wells – Newer well replaces, one well out of service
• Tract 4
  • 125.4+/- Acres of Trees
  • 2 Irrigation Wells
  • 8 Fans, 8 Propane Tanks (no Autostarts)

  100+/- Acres

• 1 Irrigation Well
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  AZOrchardAuction.com

  Multi-Tract, On-line and Live Auction

  Time:  Live Auction will begin at 2:00 p.m. with registration beginning at 11:00 a.m.  On-line Auction will open March 1, 2024

  Willcox Elks Club - 247 E. Stewart Street, Willcox, AZ  85643

  **Property is subject to sale prior to auction date.**

  Property sells "AS IS".

  See Terms and Conditions for additional information.

  **Bid price is for the entire tract not per acre.**

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• 2,950 s.f. Retail/Cold Storage Building
• 240 s.f. Storage Shed

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