Lord Lambourne (apple) explained

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

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] Received a Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit in 1923.

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.^[4]

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 but has some resistance to powdery mildew.

Descendant cultivars

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lord Lambourne apple. Orange Pippin. Orange Pippin Ltd. 19 January 2014.
2. Web site: Malus domestica 'Lord Lambourne' (D) AGM. RHS Plant Selector. The Royal Horticultural Society. 19 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203045952/http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=5773. 3 December 2013. dead.
3. Web site: Bedfordshire apple varieties. EEAOP. East of England Apple Orchards Project. 19 January 2014.
4. Web site: Lord Lambourne. National Fruit Collection. Crown Copyright. 19 January 2014.
5. Web site: Mid-Season Apples. The Campaign for Real Farming. The Campaign for Real Farming. 19 January 2014.
6. Book: Verma, Sharma. Diseases of Horticultural Crops: Fruits. 1999. ML Gidwani, Indus Publishing Company. 81-7387-095-0. 302–307.
7. Web site: Prince Charles. National Fruit Collection. Crown. 19 January 2014.
8. Web site: Rubin. National Fruit Collection. Crown. 19 January 2014.
9. Web site: Karmen. National Fruit Collection. Crown. 19 January 2014.
10. Web site: Zlatava. National Fruit Collection. Crown. 19 January 2014.
11. Web site: Birgit Bonnier. National Fruit Collection. Crown. 19 January 2014.
12. Web site: Lady Lambourne. National Fruit Collection. Crown. 19 January 2014.
13. Web site: Russet Lambourne. National Fruit Collection. Crown. 19 January 2014.