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Apple Lord Lambourne

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September 26, 2009 by admin Leave a Comment

Raised in 1907 by Laxton Bros. Ltd, Bedford, England and introduced by them in 1923.

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Lord Lambourne Apple

Received the Bunyard Cup from The Royal Horticultural Society in 1921 and an Award of Merit in 1923.

Fruits have a slightly course texture with bright striped skins.  They are juicy, moderately sweet and armoaic with a hint of strawberry.

A good garden apple but no longer commercially grown because the waxy skins clog mechanical grinders.



Uses: Desert
Parents: Female - James Grieve,  Male - Worcester Pearmain
Flowers: Early to mid May
Picking: Mid September
Natural Storage: September to November

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Filed Under: Apples Tagged With: Apple, Caption, Desert, England, Flowers, Fruits, Grinders, James Grieve, Natural Storage, Parents, Royal Horticultural Society, Skins, Strawberry, Texture


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