Laxton's Superb apple trees
- Picking season: Late
- Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
- Flowering group: 4
Laxton's Superb is a deservedly popular English late-season dessert apple from the Victorian era.
Laxton's Superb apple trees for sale
Pot-grown
All pot-grown trees are suitable for planting out in the garden, some are suitable for growing in containers.
PG12-year bush-trained 11.5L pot-grown tree M27 rootstock £59.00
Very small tree
(< 1.7m after 10 years)
PG22-year bush-trained 12L pot-grown tree M26 rootstock £55.00
Medium tree
(2m-3m after 10 years)
PG32-year bush-trained 12L pot-grown tree MM106 rootstock £55.00
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
PG4Premium half-standard 12L pot-grown tree MM106 rootstock £60.00
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
Bare-root
BR11-year bare-root tree M9 rootstock £34.95
Small tree
(1.5m-2.5m after 10 years)
BR22-year bush-trained bare-root tree M9 rootstock £44.75
Small tree
(1.5m-2.5m after 10 years)
BR31-year bare-root tree M26 rootstock £34.95
Medium tree
(2m-3m after 10 years)
BR42-year bush-trained bare-root tree M26 rootstock £43.00
Medium tree
(2m-3m after 10 years)
BR51-year bare-root tree MM106 rootstock £34.95
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
BR62-year bush-trained bare-root tree MM106 rootstock £43.00< 5 in stock
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
BR72-year bare-root tree MM106 rootstock £43.00
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
BR81-year bare-root tree M25 rootstock £35.75
Very large tree
(4m-7m after 10 years)
BR92-year (1.75m) bare-root tree M25 rootstock £46.95
Very large tree
(4m-7m after 10 years)
Next deliveries
Order now for delivery from week commencing 11th December onwards where these items are showing as in stock.
Delivery charges
Delivery for a single tree starts at £9.95. It is calculated when you add trees to your basket, based on your postcode.
Laxton's Superb is a classic English dessert apple from the Victorian era, still widely grown in gardens and small orchards. The apples have the orange/red flush which is characteristic of many English apple varieties. The flavour is basically sweet, and the flesh is firm rather than crunchy. All in all, a typical Victorian apple.
One of the parents of Laxton's Superb is Cox's Orange Pippin, and it is often grown as a Cox-substitute. The appearance and flavour are quite close to Cox's Orange Pippin but the tree is hardier and better-cropping.
How to grow
Laxton's Superb is a good apple variety for the garden. It blossoms quite late which can be useful in areas subject to spring frosts, and the tree is fairly disease resistant (although it can be affected by scab). The tree is quite easy to identify (even without apples on it) owing to its weeping growth habit and long whippy branches.
The main problem with Laxton's Superb is a tendency towards biennial bearing, which means it will produce a good crop one year and then hardly anything the next. If you notice this occurring you can alleviate it by deliberately over-thinning in the "on year", although many owners just put up with it.
Laxton's Superb produces a strong-growing tree, and is therefore best grown on a less vigorous rootstock for smaller gardens.
Advice on fruit tree pollination.
History
Developed by the famous Laxton Brothers nursery in Bedford, England, and introduced in 1897. A cross between Cox's Orange Pippin and Wyken Pippin.
Laxton's Superb characteristics
- Gardening skillAverage
- Self-fertilityPartially self-fertile
- Flowering group4
- Pollinating othersAverage
- PloidyDiploid
- Fruit bearingSpur-bearer
- Climate suitabilityTemperate climates
- WildlifeRHS Plants for Pollinators
- Picking seasonLate
- CroppingHeavy
- Keeping (of fruit)1-2 months
- Food usesEating fresh
- Flavour style (apples)Sweeter
- Disease resistanceAverage
- Country of originUnited Kingdom
- Period of origin1850 - 1899
- Fruit colourOrange / Red
