Lord Lambourne

A popular traditional English mid season apple. Good flavour and disease resistance.

Origin: Bedfordshire UK, 1907

Pollination: Lord Lambourne is partially self-fertile and would produce some crop without a pollinator but would benefit considerably from a pollinator.Find pollination partners >

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History and description of Lord Lambourne

Raised from James Grieve x Worcester Pearmain by Laxton Bros, Bedford, UK 1907. Named after the President of the RHS. Introduced in 1923. Received the RHS Award of Merit in 1923. Formerly grown commercially on a small scale in the UK. Popular garden variety.

Medium sized, flat-round fruit. Bright red flush and stripes over a greenish yellow skin. Creamy white, crisp, juicy flesh. Sweet but with balancing acidity. Keeps fairly well.

Fairly compact tree. Partial tip bearer. Regular good cropper producing evenly sized fruit.

Characteristics of Lord Lambourne apple trees

Use	Dessert
Colour	Flushed
Flavour	Sweet
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time	Mid Sep
Season of use	Sep-Nov
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit	Upright-spreading
Fruit-bearing	Partial tip-bearer
Cropping	Good
Suitable for	Northern Britain
Special features	Good for Juice
Pollination date	8
Pollination group	C
Self-fertility	Partially self-fertile
Pollinators	Pollination partners
Parentage	James Grieve Worcester Pearmain
Progeny	Prince Charles
Sports	Lady Lambourne