On offer for the first time is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to acquire a quality, highly productive, income-earning Black Truffle (Tuber melanosporum) orchard and business on 80 acres of prime horticultural land in the Middlesex valley in the heart of the Southern Forests.
The Southern Forest region is renowned as the Black Truffle capital of Australia, producing more than 70% of the national Black Truffle harvest due to a Mediterranean climate and deep free-draining loam soils.
The orchard comprises a 15-year-old planting of 2200 truffle-inoculated trees on 4.8 hectares and a more recent planting of 1.1 hectares (568 trees) planted in spring 2024. The initial planting comprises mixed English oak (Quercus robur) and hazel host trees and the later planting is French oak (Quercus ilex).
A secondary income is derived from beef fattening on pasture which has been fenced into 18 paddocks with access to water and shade.
All infrastructure on the land has been developed to a high standard. There is a modern 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom, skillion-roofed home, designed by Perth architect Mathew Coniglio and built by Nordic Homes in 2009. This lovely home with quality fittings and fixtures, such as double-glazed cedar windows, provides elevated views of the farm and orchard, the two farm dams and the Karri forest beyond. Further accommodation is provided by an adjacent self-contained apartment.
In addition, there is a large processing room and office. Other infrastructure includes a pump shed, fertigation shed, large machinery shed, modern cattle yards, quality ringlock and steel post fencing and the irrigation system. There is a recently resurfaced gravel internal laneway providing access to the orchard, main dam and paddocks.
Water is available from two dams: a 35 megalitre run-off and spring-fed dam and there is a 17 megalitre water license to take water from a dam on a tributary of Smith Brook. Water for the house, flat and processing shed is from rainwater harvest stored in two 89,000 litre tanks which passes through a Puretec three stage filtration system with UV, prior to use.
The aesthetics of this property are exceptional and present an opportunity to explore agritourism in a region known for diverse agricultural and horticultural produce, world class wineries and the recreational aspects and scenic beauty of the forest.
Silverwood is about 8km from Manjimup and 300km from Perth. The Busselton Regional airport is about 125km away with flights to Melbourne and Sydney three times per week. The Margaret River region is readily accessible by road.
As the Southern Forests region continues to grow in tourist appeal, product and produce recognition, and national and international acclaim, it's a great time to secure a business in this special and beautiful part of the world.
