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Laxton's Triumph
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1902 at Bedford by Laxton Bros., and introduced by them in 1930. Fruits have firm, fine, creamy white flesh with a sweet subacid and highly aromatic flavour.
- Synonyms:
- Triumph
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project
- Parentage:
- King of the Pippins x Cox's Orange Pippin
- Shape
- Broad globose conical 2
- Size
- medium 2
- Height
- 48.00mm 2
- Width
- 60.50mm 2
- Ribbing
- absent 2
- Ground Colour
- Yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Orange 2
- Over Colour (Pattern)
- striped 2
- Russet
- very low 2
- Coarseness
- fine 2
- Flesh Colour
- Cream 2
Accession No.
1931 - 004
- Accession name
- Laxton's Triumph
- Flowering time ›››
- 7th May10% flowering
14th MayFull (80%) flowering
20th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Late October 1
- References:
- 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
- 2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register
Design: Chris Turnbull, September 2019