Lord Lambourne
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1907 by Laxton Bros. Ltd. at Bedford, England and introduced by them in 1923. It received the Bunyard Cup from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1921 and an Award of Merit in 1923. Fruits have slightly coarse-textured, juicy flesh with a sweet and good aromatic flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project
Material held in Tidnor Wood National Collection® of Malus (Cider making)
Parentage:
James Grieve x Worcester Pearmain
Mother to:
Prince Charles
Rubin
Karmen
Zlatava
Father to:
Birgit Bonnier
Sports:
Lady Lambourne
Russet Lambourne
Accession name
Lord Lambourne (EMLA 1)
Flowering time
2nd May 10% flowering
8th May Full (80%) flowering
15th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid September 1
Size
medium 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Broad globose conical 1
Height
56.04 mm 1
Width
68.47 mm 1
Ribbing
weak 1
Crown
weak 1
Ground Colour
Green yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
medium 1
Over Colour
Orange 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 1
Russet
very low 1
Firmness
firm 1
Crunch
crisp 1
Coarseness
coarse 1
Juiciness
juicy 1
Flesh Colour
Cream 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register