Location
Property is located on East South Bear Creek Drive, between Arboleada Road and Plainsburg Road in Planada, CA Merced County.
Size
+/-443.10 Assessed Acres
Plantings
Property is planted to Walnuts.
+/-227.57 acres of the Chandler Walnut variety on paradox rootstock. Planted in 2012, 23 x 23 diamond (23 Trees; 19.9 row).
+/-99.40 acres of the Howard Walnut variety on paradox rootstock. Planted in 2012 at a spacing of 12 x 24.
+/-99.37 acres of the Tulare Walnut variety on paradox rootstock. Planted in 2012 at a spacing of 12 x 24.
Water
Property is located in Merced Irrigation District and part of Merced Irrigation Urban GSA.
There are three (3) electric powered wells onsite. Two (2) are 50HP and one (1) is 30HP. There are also two (2) canal lift pumps, both 30HP, and two (2) booster pumps, both 125 HP.
Trees are irrigated via an in-line drip system and rotary sprinklers (every other row).
Soil
Property features +/-97.6% Grade 1 Excellent soil and +/-2.4% Grade 2 Good soil.
+/-38.2% Wyman clay loam, deep over hardpan, 0 to 1 percent slopes.
+/-29.8% Honcut silty clay loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes.
+/-29.5% Wyman clay loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes.
+/-2.4% Honcut silty clay loam, channeled, 0 to 8 percent slopes.
Legal
Merced County APNs: 053-092-009, 053-092-008 and 053-092-007
Shop
There is a +/-5,000 sq.ft. shop on property.
Solar
The property features a 320-panel leased solar array, fixed tilt system (140kWDC).
Groundwater Disclosure
Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) requires groundwater basins to be sustainable by 2040. SGMA requires a Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) by 2020. Said plans may limit ground water pumping. For more information please visit the SGMA website.
Remarks
Excellent opportunity to acquire this beautifully farmed walnut ranch with two (2) water sources, situated along Bear Creek in Merced County. Reach out to schedule your tour today!