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

apple 'Laxton's Superb'

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

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About this plant

  • memoNames

    • Family

      Rosaceae

    • Synonyms

      apple 'Laxton's Superb'

    • Common names

      Malus domestica 'Superb'

  • infoCharacteristics

    • Foliage type

      Deciduous

    • Height

      4-8 metres

    • Spread

      4-8 metres

    • Hardiness zones

      H6

  • sunLight

    Full Sun

  • scissorsPruning

    Prune according to chosen training method, often twice a year. See apple pruning

  • bambooSoil

    Loam, Sand, SoilClay

  • pinSuitable locations

    • Hardiness zone

      City & Courtyard Gardens Cottage & Informal Garden Patio & Container Plants

  • sproutPropogation

    • 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

  • insectPests

    May be affected by aphids, woolly aphid, rosy apple aphid, fruit tree red spider mite, codling moth and other caterpillars

  • microbeDiseases

    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