Laxton's Herald

Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.

Dessert

Introduced

1906

Origin

Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Laxton's Herald is a dessert apple with yellow skin almost completely flushed with red stripes. Developed in Bedfordshire in 1906, it is ready to pick in late August and use from September.

Best Uses

fresh_eating

Lineage

Parents

Beauty of Bath Worcester Pearmain

Origin & History

Origin type: deliberate cross

References

UK National Fruit Collection: 3451
Wikidata: Q41778850