Laxton's Leader

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1905 by Laxton Bros., at Bedford. Fruits have fairly firm, fine flesh with a sweet and slightly acid flavour.

Synonyms:
Leader

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project

Parentage:
Gladstone x Worcester Pearmain

Size
medium ^b

Type
Dessert ^b

Shape
Flat globose ^b

Height
46.50 mm ^b

Width
57.00 mm ^b

Ribbing
weak ^b

Ground Colour
Green yellow ^b

Over Colour (Amount)
high-very high ^b

Over Colour
Brown ^b

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped ^b

Firmness
medium-firm ^b

Coarseness
fine ^b

Flesh Colour
Greenish ^b

Accession No.
1957 - 245   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Laxton's Leader

Flowering time
29th April 10% flowering
5th May Full (80%) flowering
12th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early August ^a

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References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register