James Lawson

A fairly sharp, soft and juicy apple with a curious balsam taste.

Origin: Kent UK, 1918

Pollination: James Lawson is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce a crop.Find pollination partners >

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Characteristics of James Lawson apple trees

Use	Dessert
Colour	Flushed
Flavour	Sharp
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time	Late Aug
Season of use	Aug-Oct
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit	Spreading
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping	Good
Pollination date	9
Pollination group	C
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners
Parentage	Cellini Gravenstein