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Laxton's Fortune
A red flushed early season dessert apple with a brisk summer fruit flavour.
Origin: Bedfordshire UK, 1904
Pollination: Laxton's Fortune is partially self-fertile and would produce some crop without a pollinator but would benefit considerably from a pollinator. Pollination partners
History and description of Laxton's Fortune
Raised by Laxton Bros, Bedford in 1904 from a Cox’s Orange Pippin X Wealthy. Introduced 1931. Received RHS First Class Certificate in 1948. Once grown commercially in the UK.Medium sized fruit. Short-round-conical shape. Distinct rounded ribs at apex. Red flush and short, broad, broken bright red stripes over a pale green background becoming pale yellow. Some russet patches. Creamy white flesh, moderately firm, juicy, sweet and lightly aromatic. May lack taste if picked too early, so best left on the tree as long as possible to colour and develop flavour.
A tree of moderate vigour. Hardy. Good cropper. Biennial bearer.
Characteristics of Laxton's Fortune apple trees
| Use | Dessert |
| Colour | Flushed |
| Flavour | Sweet |
| Fruit size | Medium |
| Picking time | Early Sep |
| Season of use | Sep-Oct |
| Tree vigour | Moderate |
| Tree habit | Upright-spreading |
| Fruit-bearing | Spur-bearer |
| Cropping | Biennial |
| Disease resistance | Canker - Susceptible Scab - Resistant Mildew - Resistant |
| Suitable for | Hardy Late Frost Northern Britain |
| Pollination date | 9 |
| Pollination group | C |
| Self-fertility | Partially self-fertile |
| Pollinators | Pollination partners |
| Parentage | Cox's Orange Pippin Wealthy |
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