Maxton
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
A more regularly cropping sport of Laxton's Superb. Discovered in 1939 by R. Heseltine, Assington, Suffolk, England. Fruits have firm, fine-textured, very juicy flesh, with a pleasant refreshing flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project
Parentage:
Sport of Laxton's Superb
Type
Dessert 2
Accession name
Maxton
Flowering time
12th May 10% flowering
17th May Full (80%) flowering
22nd May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register