ESTABLISHED PECAN NUT FARM. BIG RETURNS

This 21.6 ha Modern farm with 3 houses and 3 flats with the most beautiful large garden.

The farm offers 14 ha of pecan nut trees under micro irrigation.

In total there is 1400 Pecan trees under micro irrigation.

The property has been well maintained and all trees are in excellent condition – well fertilized and professionally pruned.

Each tree has 2 micro sprinklers per tree.

Pecans are planted at a spacing of 10m x 10m, resulting in 100 trees/ha. Total of 1 400 trees.

The property offers a good production forecast

On an orchard like this can produce up to 3 tons per hectare.

One Mature pecan nut tree of eight years old, can producing an average of 20kg/year pecan nuts at the unshelled price of R70 -R80 /kg.

Good production will begin the ninth or tenth year. Trees can be productive for 100 years or longer.

CULTIVARS:

• Wichita
• Choctaw
• Navaho

2 RESERVOIR DAMS

• 1 Brick
• 1 Zink
• Solar panels send water to trees
• Also Electric option
• Fully automated

WATER RIGHTS:

40 355 Cubic meter per annum

10 BOREHOLES:

Measured by pumps but boreholes much stronger.

1 X 14 000 L/h (electric) 3 phase

1 X 14 000 L/h (electric and solar ) 3 phase and solar

3 x 2 000 L/h Solar

• 2 x 2 000 L/h Electric (backup for houses)
• 2 x 2 000 L/h electric for garden with automatic irrigation
• 3 not equipped
• Water depth 16m but depth of boreholes 30 -45 meter

MAIN HOUSE

• 200 square
• face brick
• 4 bedrooms
• 2 Bathrooms plus separate toilet
• Open plan living room and kitchen with scullery

Open Pergola

• Roofed stoep
• 4 Roofed carports
• Fenced yard with extra large gardens

SECOND HOUSE:

• 120 square meter
• 2 Bedrooms
• 2 full bathrooms
• Roofed stoep
• Double carport
• Fenced yard

THIRD HOUSE

• 45 square meter
• 36 square meter covered carport (closed)
• Insulated corrugated iron
• Bedroom
• Bathroom (full, en-suite)
• Fenced yard

FLAT 1:

• 80 square meter
• 2 Bedrooms
• 1 Full bathroom
• Open plan living area
• Roofed stoep
• 2 roofed carports
• Fenced yard

FLAT 2:

• 50 square meter
• 1 Bedroom
• 1 bathroom (no bath)
• Open plan living room and kitchen
• roofed stoep
• 2 Roofed carports
• Fenced yard

3 LABOR HOUSES each with:

• Living room
• Bathroom (basin, shower and toilet)
• Bedroom

SHED:

• IBR closed shed 20m x 30m
• Concrete floor
• 3 Phase electricity

CHICKEN COOPS

• Free range organic
• 6 x 64 square meter coops
• 1 x 36 square meter coop
• Layers
• Water, feed, and nest boxes inside

Poultry facilities:

• Seven laying hen coops configured for a minimum of 2 000 free-range birds
• Current net income R15 000 per month from egg production
• Two workers’ houses adjacent to coops and orchard

Income streams:

• Pecan orchard: ~R1 000 000 annual revenue
• Residential rentals: ~R45 000 monthly
• Poultry enterprise: R15 000 monthly net

This diamond of a farm is a must-see!