Epicure
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1909 by Laxton Bros. at Bedford. Introduced in 1929. It received the Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1931. Fruits have moderately firm and juicy flesh with a refreshing flavour.
- Synonyms:
- Laxton's Epicure
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project
- Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Donnington)
- Parentage:
- Wealthy x Cox's Orange Pippin
- Mother to:
- Laxton's Reward
- Father to:
- Merton Knave
- Sports:
- Epicurean
- Shape
- Truncate conical 2
- Size
- medium 2
- Height
- 49.00mm 2
- Width
- 57.50mm 2
- Ribbing
- absent 2
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Brown 2
- Over Colour (Pattern)
- streaked 2
- Crunch
- crisp 2
- Coarseness
- fine 2
- Flesh Colour
- Cream 2
Accession No.
2006 - 013
- Accession name
- Epicure (LA 65A)
- Flowering time ›››
- 5th May10% flowering
11th MayFull (80%) flowering 19th May90% petal fall
- Picking time
- Late August 1
Accession No.
1929 - 022
- Accession name
- Epicure
- Flowering time ›››
- 4th May10% flowering
10th MayFull (80%) flowering 18th May90% petal fall
- Picking time
- late august 1


- References:
- 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
- 2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register
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