Dashboards and Saddlebags the Destination Magazine™ Issue 032 November 2013 | Page 14

Apple Hill
Orchard is a
Great Destination
Each Harvest
Season
W

ith 22 acres of trees
producing 15 varieties,
Morganton’s Apple Hill Orchard is a
top pick of apple aficionados.

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The orchard, owned by the Prewitt
family for more than a half century,
has been a popular stop on the
u-pick-em circuit in Western North
Carolina since the late 1980’s.
Each year from late August through
Christmas Eve folks know to visit
the bucolic Burke County orchard
for freshly-grown apples, tasty
ciders, and apple-flavored treats
baked on site.
Owners Gayle and Harley Prewitt
consider the business a labor of
love, and are always excited to see
customers’ faces light up when they
find just the right variety of apple.
“We listen to what people are asking
for and have added a few varieties
over the years,” Gayle Prewitt says.
“But with some of the varieties, we
don’t ever seem to be able to grow
enough.”
Fifteen types of apples grace the

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