The fruit is well known for its sweet and aromatic taste, which is likened to the parent cultivar it is derived from, the 'Cox's Orange Pippin'.

'Laxton's Superb' was first bred in 1897 by Laxton Brothers and introduced in 1922 having received an Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1921.

Laxton Brothers were a famous Victorian era company of plant breeders from Bedford in England.

Laxton Brothers were also well known for breeding numerous fruit varieties (apples and strawberries in particular).

[7] Winston Churchill was also believed to have ordered fruit trees and plants for his Chartwell estate in Westerham, Kent.