Lord Lambourne

Apple

Lord Lambourne

Origin and History

Lord Lambourne was introduced to the United States from England and Ireland in the mid-twentieth century. Multiple plant introductions were received by the USDA:

Plant Introduction No. 123747, received from England in 1937, held at the U.S. Plant Introduction Station, Glenn Dale, Maryland
Plant Introduction No. 203815, received from Ireland in 1953, held at the U.S. Plant Introduction Station, Glenn Dale, Maryland
Plant Introduction No. 205048, received from England in 1953, held at the U.S. Plant Introduction Station, Glenn Dale, Maryland
Plant Introduction No. 205049, received from England in 1953, held at the U.S. Plant Introduction Station, Glenn Dale, Maryland
Plant Introduction No. 238789, received from England in 1957, held at the U.S. Plant Introduction Station, Glenn Dale, Maryland

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

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Season

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Uses

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Other

Lord Lambourne was maintained at multiple research institutions across the United States, including the Agricultural Experiment Station at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey; the Agricultural Research Service Irrigation Experiment Station in Prosser, Washington; the Northern Great Plains Field Station in Mandan, North Dakota; the Moxee Quarantine Station in Moxee, Washington; and Purdue University in Lafayette, Indiana. One accession (Plant Introduction No. 205048) was noted as free of "rubbery wood" virus and used as an indicator for virus studies. East Malling rootstock numbers (E.M. 422 and E.M. 470) are recorded in association with certain accessions.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Fisher, A Survey of Apple Clones in the United States (1963)

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 1 catalog (1897) from England

Kelway & Son , Langport, Somerset , England — 1897

View original book sources (1)

Lord Lambourne. Plant Introduction No. 123747, received from England in 1937; held at the U.S. Plant Introduction Station, Glenn Dale, Maryland. Plant Introduction No. 203815, received from Ireland in 1953; held at the U.S. Plant Introduction Station, Glenn Dale, Maryland. Plant Introduction No. 205048, received from England in 1953; held at the U.S. Plant Introduction Station, Glenn Dale, Maryland. Plant Introduction No. 205048, received from Glenn Dale, Md.: free of "rubbery wood" virus, used as indicator; local accession AP-H-241 at the Agricultural Experiment Station of Rutgers, New Brunswick, New Jersey, and the Agricultural Research Service, Irrigation Experiment Station, Prosser, Washington; local accession 12293 at the Northern Great Plains Field Station, Mandan, North Dakota; E. M. (East Malling) 422, local accession AP-H-129 at the Agricultural Research Service, Irrigation Experiment Station, Prosser, Washington; local accession M-792 at the Moxee Quarantine Station, Moxee, Washington. Plant Introduction No. 205049, received from England in 1953; held at the U.S. Plant Introduction Station, Glenn Dale, Maryland. Plant Introduction No. 205049, received from Glenn Dale, Md.: E. M. (East Malling) 470; local accession AP-H-130 at the Agricultural Research Service, Irrigation Experiment Station, Prosser, Washington; local accession 240. Plant Introduction No. 238789, received from England in 1957; held at the U.S. Plant Introduction Station, Glenn Dale, Maryland. Received from Posnette: positive on R12740-7A; reported by the Agricultural Experiment Station, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana. Received from Glenn Dale, Md.: local accession AP-H-108 at the Agricultural Research Service, Irrigation Experiment Station, Prosser, Washington; local accession M-760 at the Moxee Quarantine Station, Moxee, Washington.

— H.H. Fisher (USDA ARS), A Survey of Apple Clones in the United States (1963)