An attractive, highly disease-resistant apple, ideal for organic growers.
Laxton's Superb Apple on G.935 (Spring 2024)
A late-season Cox's Orange Pippin progeny.
Laxton's is a Cox's progeny that is significantly easier to grow than its parent. It is a very vigorous, spreading tree that crops heavily but tends to biennialism. It will need diligent thinning. It is resistant to powdery mildew and canker, but susceptible to fireblight and scab. Partially self-fertile, Laxton's will acheive better productivity in the presence of a pollenizer.
This handsome late-season apple is medium to large, round, and slightly conic. The skin is a greenish yellow blushed dull red with darker streaks. The creamy flesh is firm and fine textured. An excellent dessert apple, it has a sweet, subacid, aromatic Cox's-like flavor. Harvest this apple as soon as it is ripe, as it drops readily. It will store well for about two months.
Bred by the Laxton Bros. in Bedford England in 1897, Laxton's was introduced in 1922. It received the Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1919 and a First Class Certificate in 1921. It is also the parent of Tydeman's Late Orange and Merton Pearmain.
The Fruit
Fruit Type
Category: Apple
Subcategory:
Heirloom, Hot-Climate
Fruit Uses & Storage
Uses: fresh eating
Storage duration: one to three months (approximate, depending on storage conditions)
Fruit Appearance
Skin color: red
Flesh color: cream
Fruit Origins
Parentage: Wyken x Cox's Orange Pippin
Origin: Bedford, England
Introduced in: 1922
Introduced by: Laxton Bros.
The Environment
Calendar & Geography
USDA zones: 5 - 8
Chill hours: Not yet determined
Ripening date: Oct 20 (approximate, in New York State) + 35 days after McIntosh
Tree Height & Spacing
glossary
Rootstock: G.935 Rootstock
Rootstock size class: Semi-Dwarf (40% of Standard)
Tree spacing (natural spread of tree): 12'
Good for wildlife planting? N
Diseases & Pests
glossary
Fireblight: Susceptible
Powdery Mildew: Resistant
Apple Scab: Susceptible
Perennial Canker: Resistant
Pollination
Pollination Factors
glossary
Bloom group: 4
Is it self-fertile? Partial
Is it fertile? Y
Ploidy: Diploid
Rootstock size class:
Semi-Dwarf (40% of Standard)
Pollination Partners
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