Lord Lambourne (apple)

Lord Lambourne is an apple cultivar with a sweet sharp flavor.^[2] It was raised by Laxtons Brothers Ltd in 1907 in Bedford, England.^[3][4] Received a Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit in 1923.^[1][2][3]

'Lord Lambourne'
Genus	Malus
Species	Malus pumila
Hybrid parentage	'James Grieve' × 'Worcester Pearmain'[1]
Cultivar	'Lord Lambourne'
Origin	England, United Kingdom [1]

Appearance and flavour

The apple shape is broad globose conical, it has a distinctive orange blush mixed with a greenish yellow "background," and taste is sharp sweet.^[3]

Cultivation

Lord Lambourne a mid season apple.^[5] It is sensitive to apple rubbery wood, apple chat fruit,^[6] apple canker, apple scab and honey fungus^[2] but has some resistance to powdery mildew.^[2]

Descendant cultivars

• Prince Charles ^[3] (Lord Lambourne × Cox's Orange Pippin) ^[7]
• Rubin ^[3] (Lord Lambourne × Golden Delicious) ^[8]
• Karmen ^[3] (Lord Lambourne × Linda) ^[9]
• Zlatava ^[3] (Lord Lambourne × Blahova Oranzova) ^[10]
• Birgit Bonnier^[3] (Cortland × Lord Lambourne) ^[11]
• Lady Lambourne ^[3] (Sport of Lord Lambourne) ^[12]
• Russet Lambourne ^[3] (Sport of Lord Lambourne) ^[13]

References

1. "Lord Lambourne apple". Orange Pippin. Orange Pippin Ltd. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
2. "Malus domestica 'Lord Lambourne' (D) AGM". RHS Plant Selector. The Royal Horticultural Society. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
3. "Lord Lambourne". National Fruit Collection. Crown Copyright. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
4. "Bedfordshire apple varieties". EEAOP. East of England Apple Orchards Project. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
5. "Mid-Season Apples". The Campaign for Real Farming. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
6. Verma, Sharma (1999). Diseases of Horticultural Crops: Fruits. ML Gidwani, Indus Publishing Company. pp. 302–307. ISBN 81-7387-095-0.
7. "Prince Charles". National Fruit Collection. Crown. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
8. "Rubin". National Fruit Collection. Crown. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
9. "Karmen". National Fruit Collection. Crown. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
10. "Zlatava". National Fruit Collection. Crown. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
11. "Birgit Bonnier". National Fruit Collection. Crown. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
12. "Lady Lambourne". National Fruit Collection. Crown. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
13. "Russet Lambourne". National Fruit Collection. Crown. Retrieved 19 January 2014.