Laxton's Superb
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1897 at Bedford by Laxton Bros., and introduced by them in 1922. Received the Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1919 and a First Class Certificate in 1921. Fruits have firm, very juicy flesh with a sweet, pleasant and refreshing flavour. Trees tend to be subject to biennial bearing.
- Synonyms:
- Laxton Superb, Laxtons Superb, Superb
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project
- Parentage:
- Wyken Pippin x Cox's Orange Pippin
- Mother to:
- Tydeman's Late Orange
- Merton Pearmain
- Sports:
- Crimson Superb
- Maxton
- Red Laxton's Superb
- Russet Superb
Accession No.
1979 - 170
- Accession name
- Laxton's Superb (EMLA 1)
- Flowering time ›››
- 7th May10% flowering
13th MayFull (80%) flowering 19th May90% petal fall
- Picking time
- Early October 1
- Size
- large 1
- Shape
- Globose 1
- Height
- 64.43 mm 1
- Width
- 75.14 mm 1
- Ribbing
- weak 1
- Crown
- weak 1
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 1
- Over Colour
- Red 1
- Over Colour Amount
- medium-high 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- striped/solid flush 1
- Russet
- low 1
- Coarseness
- fine 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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
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