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Laxton’s Fortune
type: Dessert
synonyms: Fortune (note that there is another cultivar named NY 429-2 which is a cross between Empire and Schohaire Red Spy developed in New York State in the late 1900s.)
identification: Medium size, short, round and conical in shape. Pale yellow-green skin mottled and flushed with orange and red. Russetting is usually present. Thin skinned.
characteristics: Firm, creamy white flesh, moderately firm. Crisp, coarse-grained, juicy and sweet. Hints of aniseed and banana. Be sure to let it ripen completely on the tree before picking to allow the flavours to mature.
uses: Best eaten fresh.
origins: Developed by Laxton Brothers Nursery of Bedford (U.K.) in 1904 by crossing Cox’s Orange Pippin with Wealthy . Released in 1931 and received the Royal Horticultural Society's First Class Certificate in 1948, Award of Garden Merit, 1993.
cultivation: Moderately vigorous, compact tree. Tip bearer. Starts to bear fruit early. Tends to bear biennially.
vulnerabilities: Resistant to scab and mildew.
harvest: Fruit ripens at the start of the fourth period an sometimes earlier.
pollination group: C
pollination peak: 9
ploidism: Diploid. Partially self fertile but produces best crops in proximity to a compatible source of pollen.
harvest period: 4
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