Laxton’s Superb
£17.00
Another variety with Cox parentage being raised at Laxton’s Nursery, Bedford. Largely purple red skin over greenish-yellow base with some redder stripes. Often has a Cox like flavour – crisp, juicy & refreshing. Apples round conical in shape. Hardy and suitable for most areas. Rootstock: MM106 & M26
Pollination group – D Picking time – Early October Storage until – January
The product is already in the wishlist! Browse Wishlist
| Rootstock | MM106 maiden (moderate), M26 maiden (semi dwarfing) |
|---|
Related Products
Discovery
£17.00Availability: In stockOut of stock
Very good early eater – crisp juicy and sweet. One of the earliest dessert apples picked from mid August. Almost all covered bright crimson. The flesh can also be tinged pink around the edges. Consume quickly after picking as the apples will not keep. Disease- resistant and suitable for colder areas.
Pollination group – C Picking time – August Storage until – does not keep
Doddin
£17.00Availability: In stockOut of stock
An unusual apple mostly found around Redditch, Worcestershire. The apples are bright green, smooth skinned and turn somewhat yellowish as they become ripe in late July / early August. They are small and somewhat elongated. Juicy and sweet. Ripening early they do not keep so should be consumed quickly. Rootstock: M26
Pollination group – C Picking time – early August Storage until – does not keep
Fiesta
£17.00Availability: In stockOut of stock
Also known as ‘Red Pippin’, skin much flushed bright red. Good cropping. Fruit sweet and juicy with balancing acidity similar to Cox which is one of its parents. Always enjoyed at our Apple day events during October. Suitable for growing in most parts of the UK. This variety has some self fertility which is very uncommon in apples, but will always do better with other varieties around. Rootstock: MM106, M26, M9
Pollination group – C Picking time – late September Storage until – January
Hunt’s Duke of Gloucester
£17.00Availability: In stockOut of stock
This is an excellent small dessert apple. Conical in shape the apple has bright yellow skin that is largely covered with a brownish russet with a small area of red flush on its sunny side. Of excellent flavour – sweetness with contrasting acidity.
Pollination group – C Picking time – October Keeps until – until March
Cevaal
£17.00Availability: In stockOut of stock
Bred from Cox crossed with earlier ripening Duchess of Oldenburg. The result is an excellent Cox like apple with an excellent rich honeyed flavour. Flesh crisp, juicy & tinged yellow. Attractive medium sized apples with yellow skin flushed red. A very good early season variety.
Pollination group B. Picking time – early/mid September. Storage until – late October.
