Apple 'Laxton's Superb' Malus domestica 'Laxton's Superb' (D)

ABOUT
'Laxton's Superb' is a heavy-cropping, late-season, dessert apple with a sweet flavour and firm flesh. It is partially self-fertile, in pollination group 4, vigorous but with a tendency to biennial bearing. The fruit is greenish-yellow with red flushing and striping
About this plant
Names
Family
Rosaceae
Synonyms
apple 'Laxton's Superb'
Common names
Malus domestica 'Superb'
Characteristics
Foliage type
Deciduous
Height
4-8 metres
Spread
4-8 metres
Hardiness zones
H6
Light
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune according to chosen training method, often twice a year. See apple pruning
Soil
Loam, Sand, SoilClay
Suitable locations
Hardiness zone
City & Courtyard Gardens Cottage & Informal Garden Patio & Container Plants
Propogation
Propagate by grafting in midwinter or chip budding in late summer on clonal rootstock for fruit. The rootstock will largely determine the vigour of the tree
Pests
May be affected by aphids, woolly aphid, rosy apple aphid, fruit tree red spider mite, codling moth and other caterpillars
Diseases
Average resistance to common apple diseases: apple canker, apple scab, and powdery mildews. Apples are also susceptible to brown rot, honey fungus and blossom wilt