A 28-year-old 20ha forest is rarely as neat and tidy as this one! Having been the vendor's hobby and baby for the last 28 years, it is ready for a new owner to take into the future. The options are open for someone to choose: the forest is not registered for ETS so one option is to register and pocket the current value and continue to get the ongoing income. Another option is to harvest and re-plant then register and claim the carbon credits on future growth. An option to not claim ETS and allow the forest to continue to grow and not bother with ETS is available. Alternatively, is the option to revert the property to pasture and not get involved with ETS.
An old shelterbelt (50 years old) along the western boundary has protected the trees from the worst of the Nor West winds so there has been minimal loss of trees over the years. The soil being Rakaia Silty Loam and having had Boron applied soon after planting, these trees are healthy, have grown well, straight and even. Having been planted at 5 metre spacing, the rows are well apart with flat access throughout the entire forest.
With the "Glen" area that isn't planted, approximately 1,000m² and totally sheltered, there is an option to build a house or a hut there. In the past, the owner has set up his caravan and camped for a period every year while he tended the trees when young and latterly pruned and kept the place neat, taking any falls for firewood. Electricity is along Headworks Road, so connecting to the grid is a possibility. As the property is only a short drive (approx. 3km) from the Rakaia River and on a similar level, it is fair to expect that the water table is close enough to the surface to make finding a water supply reasonably simple.
Being only 6km from Rakaia Township or 35km to Rolleston or 60km to central Christchurch, this would be a great escape spot or even base to commute to the city.
For more information, contact Bill Dowle (Ph 029 358 3175) and make your move now.
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