Specifically a cider variety. Bittersweet flavor.
Bulmer's Norman apple identification images
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USDA identification images for Bulmer's Norman
The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.
Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Visitor reviews
- 13 Mar 2015 WASHINGTON, United StatesClearly not for fresh eating, this fruit is perfect to blend with.
Tree register
United States
- Jim Wodehouse in LLANO, NEW MEXICO
- Max Perdiem in DE SMET, SD
- Ryan Parsell in Langley, WA
- Scott McElhaney in Camas, WASHINGTON
- Steve Kollodge in BROOK PARK, MN
- Steven Sypkens in Turney, MO
United Kingdom
- Jon Yates in Aston, Stevenage, HERTFORDSHIRE
Canada
- Bill O'Keefe in Dobbinton, ONTARIO
- Dan in Vittoria, ONTARIO
- Mat Vaughan in Clear Creek, ONTARIO
- Will in Severn, ONTARIO
Australia
- Hayden in Winslow, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA
Harvest records for this variety
Origins
- Species: Malus domestica - Apple
- Originates from: France
- Introduced: 19th century
- UK National Fruit Collection accession: 1989-070
Identification
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Period of origin: 1900 - 1949
- Fruit colour: Green - light
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Flowering duration: Average (2-3 weeks)
- Fruit size: Small
- Fruit shape: Round
Using
- Picking season: Late
- Keeping (of fruit): 2-3 weeks
- Flavour quality: Very good
- Juice style: Bittersweet (cider)
- Cropping: Heavy
- Fruit persistence: Normal ripening
- Food uses: Hard cider
- Picking month: October
- Picking period: late October
- Specific gravity: 1053
- Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators
Growing
- Gardening skill: Experienced
- Flowering group: 3
- Pollinating others: Poor
- Ploidy: Triploid
- Vigour: Vigorous
- Bearing regularity: Biennial tendency
- Growth habit: Spreading / Flat-topped
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Climate
- Cold hardiness (USDA): Zone 3 (-40C)
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Climate suitability: Mild damp climates
- Cold-hardiness: Cold-hardy
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
Other qualities
- Disease resistance: Average
- Scab (Apple and Pear): Very susceptible
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Bulmer's Norman apple trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (USA) United States
Bulmers Norman apple trees - Red Rock Orchards Ltd
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Where to buy fresh fruit
The following orchards grow Bulmer's Norman:
United States
Washington
- Skipley Farm, Snohomish *** Feature Orchard ***
Canada
British Columbia
- Apple Lane Orchards, Denman Island
- Fruit Forest Certified Organic Farm, Cobble Hill
- Notch Hill Organic, Sorrento
Prince Edward Island
- Red Rock Orchards Ltd, Mount Buchanan
Australia
Victoria
- Heritage Fruits Society, Fairfield