Laxton's Superb

Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.

Dessert

Introduced

1922

Origin

Bedfordshire, United Kingdom

Measured Phenotype

Fruit height: 64.4 mm
Fruit width: 75.1 mm

Each value is the highest-precedence :Assertion attached to this cultivar; full provenance (year, evidence type, confidence) is preserved in the graph.

Laxton's Superb is a classic British dessert apple from Bedfordshire, raised in 1897 and introduced in 1922. A cross of Cellini and Cox's Orange Pippin, it features a green skin with a dull red flush and firm texture, though it is not a strong juice producer. The variety is prone to apple scab and exhibits biennial bearing tendencies.

Flavor & Texture

firm

Best Uses

fresh_eating

Lineage

Parents

Cox Orange Pippin Cellini Wyken Pippin x Cox's Orange Pippin

Offspring

D2212 Crimson Superb Laxton's Superb Sport Maxton

Origin & History

Origin type: deliberate cross

References

UK National Fruit Collection: 3463
Wikidata: Q4745259