A large greenish-yellow eating apple flushed with red, with firm, crisp flesh and a slightly sweet, aromatic flavour. It was raised by Laxton Brothers of Bedford in 1907 as a cross between James Grieve and Worcester Pearmain and was introduced commercially in 1923. It received the Bunyard Cup in 1921, the Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit in 1923 and the Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit in 1993. Lord Lambourne was a President of the Royal Horticultural Society. I wonder if that is why it won so many prizes? This mid-season variety is harvested from mid-September in South-East England and is at its best from September to November.
