Fortune (Laxton's Fortune) apple
Malus domestica
One of a number of new varieties developed by the Laxton Brothers Nursery in the UK in the early 1900s. It is a popular garden variety in the UK, but a noted biennial bearer. It is often referred to as Laxton's Fortune. (Do not confuse with the 1995 variety of the same name released by Cornell, a cross of Empire and Schoharie Spy).
Parentage: Cox's Orange Pippin x Wealthy
Origin: UK
Introduced: 1904
Season: Early Sept
Apple cultivar ID: 118300
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Relationships to other apple varieties
Parents and other ancestors of this variety:
- Cox's Orange Pippin (parent)
Discuss Fortune (Laxton's Fortune) in our Forums
| 26 Oct 2009 13:37 | Sheila Pearston | |
| My neighbour has an apple that could be a Laxton Fortune but I have never eaten that particular apple to be able to comment. The tree was mature when I moved in 23 years ago so it is obviously an old variety. This apple is red with yellowish / green streaks travelling from top to bottom. The flesh is soft and an almost yellow colour; the flavour is just devine - it has be likened to strawberries but I cannot see the connection. The flesh is not red but it has red "flashes". When I first ate one I thought my gums were bleeding. I would dearly love to purchase one of these trees so if anyone knows of a grower in the UK that sells them I would appreciate it. Failing the purchase of a tree I will try to graft a cutting onto existing apple stock but this is not my ideal solution. S E Pearston | ||
| 23 Sep 2009 01:53 | Andrea Gaul | |
| There is a number of small heritage fruit tree nurseries near Christchurch in NZ. We got a Laxtons Fortune apple along with russets and other heritage fruits. Plus Oh Joy - a Damson that I haven't seen since I left Dorset in 1984. The orchard is only 3 years old so I can't wait for the little trees to grow big enough to start producing. | ||
| 22 Sep 2009 16:07 | C Williams | |
| We inherited a Laxton's Fortune with a house we bought in Bedfordshire in 1978. It was still going strong when we moved away in 2005. The apples were identified for us by a wholesale greengrocer relation as 'Laxton's Fortune by a Bedfordshire grower'. It can sometimes be found on sale as an organic fruit. Lovely crispy, juicy apple, it tended to bruise as it was being eaten - even straight from the tree - and it was always a race to harvest the ripe fruit before the starlings found them! We're now in the process of sourcing a dwarf variety for our Norfolk garden. | ||
Identification photos
Laxton's Fortune, growing in Harrow, UK, and estimated to be 70 years old (from Zed Zapasnik)
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Apple tree register
The following Fortune (Laxton's Fortune) trees have been registered - click the name to view more details of each tree:
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Hamish Ross
ELY, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom -
Martin Timms
Baldock, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom -
Clare Burrows
BODORGAN, Anglesey, United Kingdom -
Jean Lippett
Martock, Somerset, United Kingdom -
Zed Zapasnik
Harrow, Middlesex, United Kingdom -
Dougas Wilson
Perth, United Kingdom -
Pete High
Cumbria, United Kingdom -
Paul Freeborough
West Bridgford, Nottingham, United Kingdom - See a map of these trees
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