Biology:Lord Lambourne (apple)

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Short description: Apple cultivar
'Lord Lambourne'
Lord Lambourne Single.jpg
GenusMalus
SpeciesMalus pumila
Hybrid parentage'James Grieve' × 'Worcester Pearmain'[1]
Cultivar'Lord Lambourne'
OriginEngland, United Kingdom [1]

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]

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. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Lord Lambourne apple". Orange Pippin. Orange Pippin Ltd. http://www.orangepippin.com/apples/lord-lambourne. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Malus domestica 'Lord Lambourne' (D) AGM". RHS Plant Selector. The Royal Horticultural Society. http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=5773. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 "Lord Lambourne". National Fruit Collection. Crown Copyright. http://www.nationalfruitcollection.org.uk/full2.php?id=3624&&fruit=apple. 
  4. "Bedfordshire apple varieties". EEAOP. East of England Apple Orchards Project. http://www.applesandorchards.org.uk/index.php/93-eeaop/bedfordshire/18117-bedfordshire-apple-varieties. 
  5. "Mid-Season Apples". The Campaign for Real Farming. The Campaign for Real Farming. http://www.campaignforrealfarming.org/2013/10/mid-season-apples/. 
  6. Verma, Sharma (1999). Diseases of Horticultural Crops: Fruits. ML Gidwani, Indus Publishing Company. pp. 302–307. ISBN 81-7387-095-0. https://books.google.com/books?id=3r2b2X4HDuQC&q=lord+lambourne+cultivation+countries&pg=PA302. 
  7. "Prince Charles". National Fruit Collection. Crown. http://www.nationalfruitcollection.org.uk/full2.php?id=4831&&fruit=apple. 
  8. "Rubin". National Fruit Collection. Crown. http://www.nationalfruitcollection.org.uk/full2.php?id=5534&&fruit=apple. 
  9. "Karmen". National Fruit Collection. Crown. http://www.nationalfruitcollection.org.uk/full2.php?id=3149&&fruit=apple. 
  10. "Zlatava". National Fruit Collection. Crown. http://www.nationalfruitcollection.org.uk/full2.php?id=7010&&fruit=apple. 
  11. "Birgit Bonnier". National Fruit Collection. Crown. http://www.nationalfruitcollection.org.uk/full2.php?id=560&&fruit=apple. 
  12. "Lady Lambourne". National Fruit Collection. Crown. http://www.nationalfruitcollection.org.uk/full2.php?id=3351&&fruit=apple. 
  13. "Russet Lambourne". National Fruit Collection. Crown. http://www.nationalfruitcollection.org.uk/full2.php?id=5552&&fruit=apple.