Kern County Pistachios
Ranch consists of 395.66 assessed acres, of which +/-376.00 acres are planted to pistachios. Plantings were originally planted 1973 on Atlantica rootstock. Close to 85% has been replanted on Pioneer Gold rootstock. Pollinators are 1 in 30 with some of the Peters trees having been budded with Randy, providing for a longer pollination period. Spacing is 17x17 (151 trees/ac). There are +/-19.66 acres of farm roads, well sites, reservoir and yard area.
The property receives surface water deliveries from the Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District via turnouts D9, D11 and D15. Two wells provide supplemental water supplies. The northern well is reportedly 1,580 deep with a 150-hp pump and bowls set at 800 feet. It reportedly produces 700 gallons per minute with the water level at 150 feet. The southern well is reportedly 1,300 deep with a 250-hp pump and bowls set at 600 feet. It report...
The property receives surface water deliveries from the Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District via turnouts D9, D11 and D15. Two wells provide supplemental water supplies. The northern well is reportedly 1,580 deep with a 150-hp pump and bowls set at 800 feet. It reportedly produces 700 gallons per minute with the water level at 150 feet. The southern well is reportedly 1,300 deep with a 250-hp pump and bowls set at 600 feet. It reportedly produces 800 gpm from a pumping level of 350 feet. Water from all district turnouts and wells is delivered to an irrigation reservoir where the filtration system is situated. Application is via a single-hose drip system that was installed in 2002.
This property is situated within the White Wolf Basin (5-022-18). On December 23, 2016, the DWR published their updated Bulletin 118 and the White Wolf Subbasin was no longer designated as critically-over-drafted. In contrast to the neighboring San Joaquin Valley Kern County basin, the White Wolf Basin is categorized as only a Medium priority basin.
This is a great opportunity to own a good orchard that is within a non-critically over-drafted basin with an ample water supply. Seller reported assessed yields of 4,600#/acre (2021), 706#/acre (2020), 655#/acre (2019), 4,436#/acre (2018), 1,848#/acre (2017) and 4,570#/acre (2016), resulting in a 6-year average of 2,802#/acre, despite one year of low chilling hours. Given the recent improvements, this orchard has a bright future ahead of it. *** Price Reduced to $15,000,000 ***
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Property is situated along the north and south sides of Sebastian Road, being 2 miles east of Rancho Road, +/-7.5 miles northeast of Wheeler Ridge and 20 miles southeast of Bakersfield in rural Kern County, California.
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