Mary Valley Orchards is one of the largest biological Persimmon properties in Australia. The farm is professionally run and maintained and situated in the rich agricultural area of Gympie/Noosa Hinterland of Queensland offering early fruit.

Mary Valley Orchards is a 72 hectare (178 acre) property on 2 titles, currently growing persimmons, stone fruit, mangoes and offering agistment of cattle.

Improvements include the homestead, packing facilities, cool rooms, numerous sheds and all equipment.

Non astringent, seedless Persimmons
Currently 11,231 Non Astringent, Sweet, Seedless Persimmon trees are established on 15.6 hectares and are produced for local and export markets.

Stone Fruit
2,092 Stone Fruit Trees are grown mostly in the open vase system and some in the Palmette system.

Mangoes
60 Palmer Mangoes in full production

Water / Irrigation / Fertigation
There is permanent creek water access, together with two large dams and 3 bores (not in use) which makes this property drought proof and flood proof. The entire Orchard is equipped with pressure compensated drip irrigation and computerized fertigation feed in system. This guarantees that all trees are given water and fertiliser evenly. The irrigation system is set up with gravity feed tanks. Tank one has 230,000 litres storage and tank two contains 80,000 litres.

Pack house / Sheds
The newly built pack house (406m2) includes a chemical/fertiliser shed and tool shed.
The entire packing machine consists of feed in, washing, dipping, drying, polishing stations and a custom built 10 bin computerized grading system.
One cool room has capacity for 8 pallets. The smaller cool room is 4.5 m2 and used to store seconds.

There are inspection and additional packing tables, toilets and an office in the shed as well. All equipment is calibrated and approved for ICA certification.

New machinery shed – 79m2m open base, tractor shed – 81m2, bike and tool shed 68m2, 2 bay garage shed 18m2

Homestead
The large timber homestead has 4 bedrooms upstairs, silky oak kitchen, separate lounge with wood heater, air conditioned main bedroom and large covered deck. The 5th bedroom is downstairs and has it’s own bathroom and toilet. There is room for expansion if you wish. The house yard features an established organic herb and vege garden.

Cattle
At the moment cattle are agisted for additional income. The option exists for the new owner to run their own cattle as well. Good internal and external fencing.

Timber
Established is a 2 hectare hardwood plantation

The enterprise is offered for sale with all associated plant and equipment, tractors, packing boxes and fertilizer to run the well established business. A full machinery list is available on request.

The current owner is also willing, on a contract basis, to advise and train the purchaser on all aspects of the business from growing to marketing.
The farm manager (5 years on farm experience) knows all aspects of running and managing a successful business and could stay on.

Experienced permanent casual staff and quality repeat pickers in the area will allow the change-over of this business to run as smoothly as possible.