Laxton's Superb

Pear

Pyrus communis L.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Sports:
Mercer

Accession No.
1923 - 027     check_circle

Accession name
Laxton's Superb

Flowering time
23rd April 10% flowering
27th April Full (80%) flowering
7th May 90% petal fall

Size
medium 1

Shape
conical/pyriform 1

Ground Colour
green-yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium 1

Over Colour
red 1

Russet
low 1

Flesh Colour
white/green 1

Weight
147.00 g 1

Russet (percent)
1-25% 1

Stalk Angle
oblique 1

Stalk Curve
absent/very weak 1

Stalk Thickness
thick 1

Stalk Length
medium-long mm 1

Eye Aperture
half open 1

References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.