Tehillah Orchard is a magnificent, Loquat and Stone Fruit orchard. Its income producing ability and consistency is rare in any rural enterprise.
The property is offered for sale on a Walk-in Walk-out basis. (P&E List is available from the agent)
With a Northerly aspect, and an elevation of 300m, it is Frost Free, and the highly fertile Red basalt soils of the Hogarth Range Plateau are a horticulturist’s dream.
These unique climatic conditions allows for early fruit set and an early harvest window. This is an opportunity to gain an edge in the market place.
This year has been a bumper harvest for the loquats and is set to double over the next 2 years.
Loquats are harvested from March through to September and require less labour than stonefruit.
There are aprox 1,200 Loquat trees, 2,200 stonefruit and 28 custard apples.
Water is a feature of this property. The entire orchard has underground irrigation. There are 3 dams (1 spring fed) and 2 bores (1 is fully equipped with a 19 meg water allocation)
The orchard has been maintained in a meticulous manner with more trees coming into production in the next year
There is plenty of room for expansion
Improvements to the 100 acre property include a 4 bedroom brick home with in-ground pool.
There is also a separate self-contained workers cottage with storage shed behind.
18x12m packing shed with 9x6m lean-to including 2 cool rooms all necessary packing equipment. (also has kitchenette, toilets and lockable workshop)
9x9m lockable colourbond machinery shed with concrete floor
Located 30 km from Casino, 2 hours from the Gold Coast or 3 hours from Brisbane.