Laxton's Superb

Pear

Pyrus communis L.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Sports:
Mercer

Accession No.
1923 - 027     check_circle

Accession name
Laxton's Superb

Flowering time
23rd April 10% flowering
27th April Full (80%) flowering
7th May 90% petal fall

Size
medium ^a

Shape
conical/pyriform ^a

Ground Colour
green-yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium ^a

Over Colour
red ^a

Russet
low ^a

Flesh Colour
white/green ^a

Weight
147.00 g ^a

Russet (percent)
1-25% ^a

Stalk Angle
oblique ^a

Stalk Curve
absent/very weak ^a

Stalk Thickness
thick ^a

Stalk Length
medium-long mm ^a

Eye Aperture
half open ^a

References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.