Laxton's Cropper

Culinary plum

Prunus domestica L.

Raised in 1906 by Laxton Bros. at Bedford and introduced in 1931. Fruits have golden yellow, firm, moderately juicy flesh with a little sweet, subacid flavour.

Availability
Material in the National Fruit Collection is available under license.

Accession No.
1977 - 071     check_circle

Accession name
Laxton's Cropper (EMLA)

Flowering time
15th April 10% flowering
19th April Full (80%) flowering
29th April 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early-Mid September ^a

Size
medium-large ^a

Type
Culinary ^a

Shape
Oval ^a

Fruit Weight
35.00 g ^a

Skin Colour
Purple-red ^a

Stalk Length
8.90 mm ^a

Stone
Freestone ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.