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Laxton's Superb
A sweet dessert partially self-fertile apple with the aromatic flavour of Cox.
Origin: Bedfordshire UK,
1897
Pollination: Laxton's Superb is partially self-fertile and would produce some crop without a pollinator but would benefit considerably from a pollinator.Find pollination partners >
British-grown
All our bare-root trees are personally hand-grafted by our Nursery Manager and grown on at our nursery in Kent. We have Defra and Plant Healthy certification.
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Raised from Wyken Pippin x Cox's Orange Pippin by Laxton Bros, Bedford, UK 1897. Received the RHS Award of Merit 1919 and First Class Certificate 1921. Introduced in 1922. Became established as a commercial variety in the UK, but declined after it was found that trees developed a biennial tendency as they aged. Still grown commercially on a small scale. A popular garden variety.
Medium sized, round-conical fruit. Purplish red flush and stripes over a greenish yellow skin. Some russet patches. White, crisp, juicy flesh. Sweet but with variable flavour. In a good year it has much of the aromatic qualities of Cox but in poor years it may lack in flavour. Keeps quite well.
Vigorous, speading tree producing rather straggling branches and whippy new growth. Young trees produce regular heavy crops but older trees tend to be biennial. Prone to scab but resistant to mildew and canker.