Laxton's Herald
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1906 by Laxton Bros. at Bedford. Fruits have firm, crisp, slightly tough flesh with a fairly sweet flavour.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project
- Parentage:
- Worcester Pearmain x Beauty of Bath
Accession No.
1938 - 007
- Accession name
- Laxton's Herald
- Flowering time ›››
- 3rd May10% flowering
8th MayFull (80%) flowering 15th May90% petal fall
- Picking time
- Late August 1
- Size
- small-medium 1
- Shape
- Broad globose conical 1
- Ribbing
- medium 1
- Crown
- weak-medium 1
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 1
- Over Colour
- Red 1
- Over Colour Amount
- medium 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- striped/solid flush 1
- Russet
- low 1
- Crunch
- crisp 1
- Flesh Colour
- Cream 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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