Laxton's Herald

Dessert apple

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1906 by Laxton Bros. at Bedford. Fruits have firm, crisp, slightly tough flesh with a fairly sweet flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project

Parentage:
Worcester Pearmain x Beauty of Bath

Fruit Size
medium ^b

Fruit Shape
intermediate to flat, truncate-conic to rectangular, convex ^b

Fruit Height
45-51 mm ^b

Fruit Width
57-64 mm ^b

Ribbing
not, or slightly ribbed ^b

Ground Colour
yellow ^b

Over Colour
flushed orange or red with red flecks ^b

Russet Type
russet at base and sometimes on body ^b

Flesh Colour
white, tinged red under skin ^b

Flesh Texture
firm, crisp to slightly tough ^b

Flavour
fairly sweet ^b

Accession No.
1938 - 007   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Laxton's Herald

Flowering time
3rd May 10% flowering
8th May Full (80%) flowering
15th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late August ^a

Size
small-medium ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Broad globose conical ^a

Ribbing
medium ^a

Crown
weak-medium ^a

Ground Colour
Green yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
medium ^a

Over Colour
Red ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/solid flush ^a

Russet
low ^a

Firmness
firm ^a

Crunch
crisp ^a

Flesh Colour
Cream ^a

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References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register