Laxton's Superb

'Laxton's Superb' apple
GenusMalus
SpeciesMalus domestica
Hybrid parentage'Cellini' × 'Cox's Orange Pippin'[1]
Cultivar'Laxton's Superb'
OriginLaxton Brothers
England England, Bedford, 1897

The 'Laxton's Superb' is an apple cultivar that was developed in England in 1897. It is a cross breed between 'Cellini' and 'Cox's Orange Pippin'.[2] It is a British apple with a green color and a dull red flush. It is a firm-textured dessert apple. The fruit is well known for its sweet and aromatic taste, which is likened to the parent cultivar it is derived from, the 'Cox's Orange Pippin'.

  • S genotype S5 S16b
  • Density 0.80-0.82 g/cc
  • Sugar 14.0%
  • Acid 7.4 g/litre.[3][4]
  • Vitamin C 5-9mg/100g.[5][4]
Typical size distribution[3]
55-60 mm 60-65 mm 65-70 mm 70-75 mm 75-80 mm
7 % 15 % 28 % 42 % 8 %
  1. ^ National Fruit Collection, retrieved 30 October 2015
  2. ^ H. Muranty, Using whole genome SNP data to reconstruct a large...., 2020
  3. ^ a b Silbereisen, Robert; Götz, Gerhard; Hartmann, Walter; Tambour, Gisela; Eberle, Christl (1996). Obstsorten - Atlas. Ulmer (Eugen). ISBN 9783800155378.
  4. ^ a b Petzold Herbert, Apfelsorten, 1990
  5. ^ Obst und Garten 10/2000