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. Pollination partners

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History and description of Laxton's Superb

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.

Characteristics of Laxton's Superb apple trees

Use	Dessert
Colour	Flushed
Flavour	Sweet
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time	Early/Mid Oct
Season of use	Nov-Jan
Tree vigour	Vigorous
Tree habit	Spreading
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping	Heavy
Disease resistance	Scab - Susceptible Mildew - Resistant Canker - Resistant
Suitable for	Late Frost Northern Britain
Pollination date	13
Pollination group	D
Self-fertility	Partially self-fertile
Pollinators	Pollination partners
Parentage	Cox's Orange Pippin Wyken Pippin
Progeny	Tydeman's Late Orange
Sports	Maxton