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Levering Orchard
Levering Orchard is a fifth-generation family orchard in Ararat, VA, founded in 1908 and known as 'the largest and most beautiful cherry orchard in the South' — 33 acres of cherries across 59 varieties, plus apples, pears, and peaches. Pick-your-own model with an on-site outdoor theatre; named to Tasting Table's 15 Best Cherry Orchards in America.
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Levering Orchard is a family-operated farm in Ararat, Virginia, on the Virginia/[[asheville|North Carolina]] border in the [[blue-ridge-mountains|Blue Ridge Mountains]]. Founded in 1908 by the current owner’s grandparents, the orchard is celebrating its 118th year in 2026 and bills itself as “the largest and most beautiful cherry orchard in the South.” The cherry operation runs 33 acres across 59 varieties, supplemented by apples, pears, and peaches, all distributed through a pick-your-own model. Recently named to Tasting Table magazine’s 15 Best Cherry Orchards in America, the orchard also hosts an on-site outdoor theatre during the season.
Why it’s listed
Two substantive filters. Lineage-authorized: 118 unbroken years of family stewardship on the same orchard, multiple generations. Heirloom germplasm preservation: 59 cherry varieties under active cultivation is rare — most commercial cherry growers run a handful of cultivars at most, and the genetic library Levering maintains is meaningful infrastructure for cherry’s long-arc future. Tasting Table’s national recognition is third-party verification that this is more than a small-family-orchard story.
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- Instance of: [[cherry-orchard]] · [[orchard]]
- Member of: [[farm]]
- Contained by: [[blue-ridge-mountains]]
- Preserves: [[heirloom-cherry-varieties]]
- Operates: [[u-pick]]
- Founded in: [[nineteen-oh-eight]]
Sources
- Levering Orchard website
- OpenStreetMap entry
Related concepts: [[farm]], [[orchard]], [[cherry-orchard]], [[lineage-authorized]].
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