Apple Tree
463 hectares or 1145 acres

This quality grazing property is located just 13.5km from the regional city of Armidale renowned for its excellence in education. The property has substantial bitumen road frontage with multiple access points.

Apple Tree represents a great opportunity to invest in a property that carries a great location and is ideally suited for further development. There are several desirable home sites which offer a north-easterly aspect and expansive views. Further subdivision of this property in line with current requirements of Armidale’s LEP can potentially provide 2 grazing blocks, each complete with a building entitlement.

The property features a modern and spacious set of all steel cattleyards. These yards have been recently completed and are a Ramage Engineering design and installed. Features include an undercover heavy duty vet crush with overhead scales, curved race complete with catwalk, drafting pound and a separate calf race. The drafting pound, forcing yard, race and crush are all on a slab. The load out facility is gravelled and in very close proximity to the bitumen road ensuring all weather access for B Doubles. In addition there is a set of sheep yards located in the centre of the property.

The vendor estimates the property to have a carrying capacity of approximately 230 breeding cows. Select paddocks have been pasture improved and sown with perennial grass species. There is a long standing fertiliser history. The soil type is predominately trap rock with a small percentage of basaltic caps. There is great potential to further pasture develop paddocks on Apple Tree.

The fencing is in very good condition with electric standoffs connected. An ongoing fencing program has been in place to construct more paddocks and permit rotational grazing. There are 2 laneways that service the delivery of stock back to the cattleyards.

Water to livestock is supplied from 20 dams and the Burying Ground Creek. Some excellent stands of native timber have been preserved. There is a great diversity of trees. These include Stringybark, Apple Box, Yellow Box, Black Butt, Red Gum and Peppermint. Selective clearing has ensured Apple Tree provides an excellent hard wood resource.

There is enormous potential to value add and further develop this property. Apple Tree offers grazing scale with a prime location on Armidale’s doorstep.

Auction:Friday 12th December 2014 at 11.00am
Wicklow Hotel, Armidale
Andrew Starr 0428 792 466