Allington Pippin Apples have pale yellowish-green skin with red flushes. The flesh inside is off-white, with a rich, sharp, bitter-sweet flavour. The Arlington Pippin Apple tree is compact, and can produce fruit without another apple tree to pollinate it, though another tree improves the quantity. The apples ripen in October. Arlington Pippin Apples can be…
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Laxton Superb Apples
Laxton Superbs are sweet, juicy apples with white flesh that is slightly soft. They are harvested September or November through to April. The trees can develop the issue of only producing fruit every other year. Cooking Tips Best eaten fresh. History Notes Developed by Thomas Laxton (born 1830) and his brother in 1897 in Bedfordshire,…
Laxton’s Epicure Apples
Laxton’s Epicure are small to medium-sized apples with green, waxy skin that has orangey-red blushes and red stripes on it. Inside, the flesh is sweet and juicy. The tree is very productive and flowers with large pink blossoms. Laxton’s Epicure Apples are good fresh-eating apples. Storage Hints Laxton’s Epicure Apples do not store well. History…
Laxton’s Fortune Apples
Laxton’s Fortune Apples have pale yellowish-green skin with red blushes, and some russeting. The flesh is sweet and juicy and crisp, though it becomes softer if left on the tree. The Laxton’s Fortune Apple is somewhat fragrant and some detect an anise or banana aftertaste. Laxton’s Fortune Apples are fresh-eating apples. History Notes Laxton’s Fortune…
Laxton’s Superb Apples
Laxton’s Superb are round, medium-sized apples with greenish-yellow skin, purple and red flushes, and some russet speckles. The finely-textured flesh inside is pure white, soft, sweet, and juicy. The tree can grow 8 to 12 feet (2 ½ to 3 ½ metres) high. It is very hardy, but tends to bear heavier every other year….
Lord Lambourne Apples
Lord Lambourne Apples are medium-sized, with green and yellow mottled skin, with about half of it covered by orangey-red flushes, and russeting at the stem end. The skin is sometimes waxy and the flesh is creamy-white, crisp, firm and juicy, and mildly tart. The tree is a heavy bearer. Lord Lambourne Apples are fresh-eating apples,…