Laxton's Early Gage

Dessert & Culinary plum

Prunus domestica L.

Raised at Bedford by Laxton Bros. and received by the National Fruit Trials in 1948 from them. Fruits have firm flesh and little juice with a subacid, little sweet and rich flavour.

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

Accession No.
1951 - 338     check_circle

Accession name
Laxton's Early Gage

Flowering time
16th April 10% flowering
20th April Full (80%) flowering
30th April 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid August ^a

Size
large ^a

Type
Dessert & Culinary ^a

Shape
Oval ^a

Fruit Weight
57.00 g ^a

Skin Colour
Yellow-green ^a

Stalk Length
12.60 mm ^a

Stone
Freestone ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.