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  • March 24, 2024
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 2.00 Bathrooms
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  • 472 acres

Multi-tract Auction, Organic Orchard, Willcox, Az

27197 S Brookerson Rd, , ,
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27197 S Brookerson Road, Willcox, Arizona 85643 | Graham

Multi-Tract Auction – Willcox, AZ Orchard

Five Tracts of the Briggs & Eggers Apple Orchard in Willcox, Arizona, will go to Auction April 4, 2024. Well-established certified organic orchard now available for sale in smaller tracts.

Overview 

The orchard consists of 472.14+/- acres of deeded land and a well-improved headquarters with three homes, workshop, and 24,075+/- s.f. of processing facilities including apple sorting, washing, cold storage buildings and retail space, and a truck scale. The orchard grows a variety of apples on the majority of the 400 acres, with pears on 10 acres. The orchard is being offered in 5 tracts or can be purchased turn-key, complete with all tractors, trailers, sprayers, all rolling stock, irrigation pumps and equipment, and computerized processing equipment. This is the type of agricultural investment property that can become an important part of an investor’s portfolio for years to come. 

The property is located about 19 miles north of Willcox in Graham County, AZ. The City of Tucson and the Tucson International Airport is 93 miles west on Interstate 10 and a 90-minute drive from the property. Many people are under the impression that Arizona is a very dry and hot southern state. While some regions are indeed dry and hot, Willcox is at 4,300 feet in elevation in a wide basin that is surrounded by mountains on all sides. The average high temperature in June and July is 96 degrees; in August the average high is 93 degrees. Summer evenings average a low between 58 and 65 degrees. This wide range of temperatures is ideal for growing fruit, because the cool nights cause sugar to settle in the fruit, making for sweet, tasty produce. Consequently, many growers raise cash crops such as wine grapes, apples, pistachios, hay, and vegetables. In fact, Willcox is known for many varieties of wine grapes. Water is produced by drilling into aquifers that are fed by the nearby mountains.  Average annual rainfall is approximately 12 inches and there are on average 277 days of sunshine!

Orchard details – Varieties, Spacing, Age of Trees

The property consists of 412+/- acres of apples with the following spacings:
  • 171+/- acres planted at 12’ x 18’ spacings ( 15.5 acres in trellis)
  • 229+/- acres at 10’ x 18’ spacings
  • 11.3 +/- acres at 6’ x 18’ trellis spacings.

The majority of the apple trees were planted in the 1980’s. New plantings in 2018 and 2019 cover approximately 25% of the acreage. The younger trees are now coming into production. Most trees are planted in a traditional spacing, with trees planted to a density of about 220 trees per acre. However, 25 acres are trellised in a denser pattern pioneered on Israeli orchards that takes advantage of drip irrigation and provides labor savings at harvest time. Current production is about 2,000 to 4,000 tons annually. Currently 70% of the apples go to juice, with the balance being sold as table quality to a local Arizona produce broker and a portion are sold on site at the retail center.

Tree Varieties: The apple varieties include Granny Smith, Gala, Fuji, Red Delicious, Pink Lady, Lady in Red, Red Cameo, Sundowner, Ambrosia, and Sweetie.  Pear varieties include Bartlett, Red D'Anjou and Bosc.  Fully certified by Quality Assurance International (QAI) as an organic grower.

All the orchards are irrigated by irrigation using water pumped from an underground aquifer.  There are a total of seven irrigation wells on the property, including five existing older wells with electric turbine pumps. A sixth older well is out of service. A new well was drilled in 2022 to a depth of 2,100 feet. Static water level in this well is 400 feet with current production at 350 gallons per minute. Water quality is generally good in the area. There are three domestic wells.

 

Orchard Infrastructure Improvements

The Briggs & Eggers Orchard has a complete set of quality improvements with all the necessary storage and handling facilities to go to work immediately. Improvements include:

20,000 s.f. Processing/Cold Storage Building: Pre-engineered steel framed and metal processing/cold storage. Included in the cold storage/processing building: 

  • Two cold storage areas, one containing approximately 4,000+/- s.f. and the other 6,500 +/- s.f.
  • 8,000 +/- s.f. processing/packaging area with Greefa Fruit Sorter. 
  • 1,500+/- s.f. storage area 
  • Metal canopy along the north and east sides of the building for a covered area of 15,840+/- s.f.
  • 50 +/- s.f. of restrooms.
  • Spray foam insulated ceilings and walls, concrete floors
  • 1 – 4-fan Russell chiller unit and 3-fan Bohn chiller unit in 4,000 s.f. cold room
  • 4 – 4-fan Russell chiller units and 4 – single fan Hussmann chiller units in the 6,500 s.f. cold room.
  • Dock high concrete loading ramp

Retail/Cold Storage Building: This building is located just southwest of the processing/cold storage building, it is a pre-engineered steel frame and metal structure consisting of 2,950+/- s.f. Includes:

  • 1,200+/- s.f. of cold storage
  • 875+/- s.f. of shop area
  • 300 +/- s.f. of retail space
  • 575+/- s.f. of storage area
  • Spray foam insulated ceilings and walls, concrete floors
  • 2- Russell Chiller units with 4 – 6 fan blowers
  • Retail fruit stand area with rollup door
  • Truck Scale with digital readout.  Readout is located in the Retail Center.

Shed/Carport: Located east of the retail/cold storage building, it is a pre-engineered steel frame structure consisting of 1,125 +/- s.f. of which 500+/- feet are enclosed.

 
Residential Improvements – 4 Homes
 
Main Residence:
The main residence is a comfortable home that was built to last. Built in 1966, it has recent updates and is situated at the headquarters on the northwest corner of  Orchard Parcel 1, across the farmyard from the processing and storage buildings. Details:
  • 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 3,298+/- s.f. site built home with attached 1,000-s.f. carport
  • 2 fireplaces—one in the living room with wood burning insert and another in the bonus room.
  • There is a large Arizona Room with a wall of glass windows facing east.
  • Kitchen and bathrooms all appear to have been recently updated.
  • The laundry room is large and also serves as a mud room.
  • The home is centrally heated and cooled with AC added approximately one year ago.
  • Oak kitchen cabinetry
  • Ceramic tile floors in kitchen, dining, bath, and laundry room areas. Carpet in the bedrooms, living room and a portion of the bonus room.
  • Quartz tile countertops in the kitchen with a tile backsplash
House/Office:
  • 2 bedroom, 2 bath, 1535 +/- s.f. manufactured home with a metal roof and covered outdoor patio with wood deck overlooking the pond with a hot tub. This house was constructed in the 1980’s.
  • All cabinetry in the home is painted white. Counters are a solid surface material.
  • All appliances included – range, microwave, refrigerator, dishwasher, washer and dryer.
  • Ceramic tile flooring in the kitchen and laundry room with carpet in the bedrooms, living room and vinyl in the bathroom.
  • Fireplace in the living room
  • Central heat and AC
  • Office addition has wood flooring, built-in cabinetry and overlooks the orchard and pond.
Workers’ Houses: 3 bedroom, 1 bath double-wide manufactured home and a second unoccupied 2 bedroom, 1 bath single-wide manufactured home.
 
Storage Shed: Built in 2014, there is a pre-engineered metal storage shed 240 +/- s.f. in size.
 

Summary of Offering by Tract

See Tract Map for Location.

Tract 1

  • 158.47 +/- Total Acres
  • 131.4+/- Acres of Trees
  • 2 Irrigation Wells
  •  Domestic water is supplied by a well shared with Tract 2
  • 15 Fans, 8 with Autostarts, 15 Propane Tanks
  • Processing/Cold Storage Buildings described above
  • Retail Center/Cold Storage Buildings described above
  • Truck Scale with Digital Readout
  • Shed/Carport
  • House/Office
  • Workers House
  • Storage Shed

Tract 2

  • Includes the 3-Bedroom, 2 Bath main residence
  • 1.72+/- Acres
  • 1 Domestic well which is shared with Tract 1

Tract 3

  • 65+/- Acres
  • 59.2+/- Acres of Trees
  • 2 Irrigation Wells – one newer well drilled in 2022 and one well out of service
  • 6 Fans with Autostart

Tract 4

  • 145.4+/- Acres
  • 125.4+/- Acres of Trees
  • Manufactured Home – Unoccupied
  • 2 Irrigation Wells
  • 1 Domestic Well
  • 8 Fans, 8 Propane Tanks (no autostarts)

Tract 5

  • 100+/- Acres
  • 95.9+/- Acres of Trees
  • 1 Irrigation Well
  • 10 Fans with Autostart, 9 Propane Tanks

 

For More Information Visit: 

AZOrchardAuction.com

Auction Details:

Multi-Tract, On-line and Live Auction

When:  April 4, 2024

Time:  Live Auction will begin at 2:00 p.m. with registration beginning at 11:00 a.m.  On-line Auction will open March 1, 2024

Location:  Live Auction will be held at: 

Willcox Elks Club
 247 E. Stewart Street
Willcox, AZ  85643

Open House:  Friday, March 8th and Saturday, March 9th, 2024, 10 AM to 4 PM  AZ time.

**Property is subject to sale prior to auction date.**

Selling subject to seller confirmation.

Property sells “AS IS”.

Buyers shall pay a buyer's premium equivalent to 10% of the purchase price. The Buyer's Premium shall be added to the final bid price and will be collected at closing. 

See Terms and Conditions for additional information.

See Property Information Documents included on this website.

**Bid price is for the entire tract not per acre.**

Contact Broker for more information or questions.

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Address: 27197 S Brookerson Rd
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Zip: 85643
Country: United States
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Property Id : 848421
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 2
County: Graham County
Lot Size (AC): 472.00000
Year Built: 1966
Listing ID: 02038-22007
Office ID: 5044
Listing Address: 27197 S Brookerson Road

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