Laxton's Delight

Laxton's Delight is greengage raised by Laxton Bros of Bedford. It is soft, very juicy with good flavour.

Origin: Bedfordshire UK, 1913

Pollination: Laxton's Delight is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce a crop.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. More ...

Laxton's Delight plum and gage trees produced to order

Closing date for custom graft orders: 14 Jul 2025

We do not stock this variety, but we can produce custom-graft trees for you. Trees can be grafted on any of the following rootstocks:

Form	Rootstock	Price	Quantity
Maiden	AdaptabilSemi-vigorous	£39.00

Custom graft trees would be supplied in December 2026. More details of our custom grafting service here.

Characteristics of Laxton's Delight plum and gage trees

Use	Dessert
Colour	Green
Flavour	Sweet
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time
Season of use	Late Aug
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit	Upright-spreading
Fruit-bearing
Cropping
Pollination date	21
Pollination group	C
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners