6.87 Acres in Palisade
One Peach of a Property!

Orchard with Peaches, Nectarines, Plums, Prunes, Cherries, Apples and Pears
over 400 trees in all!

Klocker's Orchard
3526 Front Street, Palisade
List Price - $420,000

This beautiful property sports wonderful views, gorgeous fruit trees and open ground to plant other crops. Home to Marc and Betty Klocker for many years, this property has provided peaches, nectarines, prunes, plums, pears, apples, cherries, raspberries, chili peppers, corn, tomatoes, and much more. The current orchard is being taken out to make the property more marketable to people interested in planting row crops, vineyards or making it a horse property.

Marc has kept his orchard in perfect condition, rotating old trees out, planting new varieties, and conducting meticulous weed control.   It is time to move on and the Klockers would like to see their long time home become home to a new family.

This beautiful property is fully irrigated with Palisade Irrigation District water which can not be sold off the land.  There is ample water for full production of the 6 acres.  Marc customarily waters in 12 hour runs, taking 24 hours to water the peach orchard.  A gated pipe system on a private head gate makes this an easy chore.

A small fruit stand along the west border of the property, near the house is used for sales of the many delectable products of this fertile ground.  This fruit stand does encroach on the Palisade Irrigation District's property to the west.  The Klocker property line actually runs through the fruit stand.  Palisade Irrigation District owns a 20' strip of land along this property's west boundary.

A 20 x 36 metal building behind the house provides storage and houses the 12 x 14 walk in cooler used to preserve fruit.  This cooler is included in the purchase of this property, as well as a wind machine to help protect the fruit on cold nights.  There is also a small storage building on one side of the building and a 22 x 35 equipment shed on the other side.  There is 220 power to both the house and the shop building.

There is no equipment included in the sale of this property.

This property has a documented, recorded access across the railroad tracks.  Most drives over the tracks are at the will of the railroad and can be denied at any time, but that is not the case with this property.  The railroad can never deny use of the driveway over the tracks to this and the neighboring property.  

This property is next to a 6 +/- acre parcel that has been dedicated with a conservation easement.  It is believed that this easement is structured to limit any building.  There is  a 50' easement across the railroad right of way just south of the Klocker residence that provides an access to this neighboring property.  

The home was originally built in 1930 and has 1344 square feet on the main level.  There is a 363 square foot basement used for storage and utility.  An electric water heater is located in the basement.  There are two bedrooms and another room without a closet that could be used as a bedroom, office or hobby room.  Another spacious room is currently used as an office, but could be used for a multitude of things.  This 9 x 12 room has a bathroom and outside access.  The window mount style a/c unit in this room provides plenty of cool air to keep the whole house cool in the hot summer months.

The kitchen/dining area has just been remodeled with new counter tops, new flooring, and paint.  

Natural light flows from the dining windows, the side door window and the large window over the sink making this section of the house is very bright and comfortable.  

The washer and dryer are located in the kitchen and are connected to the septic system, but the kitchen sink is on a separate line that drains elsewhere, the seller does not know exactly where the gray water goes.

A large wood burning stove in the living room is the main source of heat for this home, it is supplemented  with several Rinnai propane heaters throughout the house.  Natural gas is available to the meter, but has not been connected to the house.

Two large windows in the living room provide views of the orchard trees and flood the room with wonderful light. 

A 10 x 12 bedroom is located down the hall from the living room.  A similar room is just across the hall, but it does not have a closet.  The Klockers use it as a bedroom for guests.

The master bedroom has two large windows with northern and eastern exposures for great morning sun.  This large room has closets along the west wall, and is near the office with an outside entrance.

The main bath is across the hall from the master bedroom and centrally located for all the bedrooms.

This wonderful home and orchard can provide a great business opportunity and life in the country.  This all can be yours for $435,000.  Call for your private showing today.  Please do not access the property without first calling the listing office to make an appointment.

All measurements are approximate.

Joe Hicks Real Estate, LLC
Joe Hicks, Sr.    -    Julie Somerville    -    Joe Hicks, Jr.    -  Andy Azcarraga
1203 Colorado Ave.,
Grand Jct., CO  81501
(970) 242-2075
joehicks@acsol.net