Fruit Tree Database

Fruit Type

Apple

Variety/Cultivar

Bulmer's Norman

Fruit Description

Fruit is medium-large, yellow-green and tender.

Common Uses

Cider, bittersweet. Acid 0.24, tannin 0.27, SG 1.053.

Origin

France, early 1900s or before

Pollination

Triploid, which means it's not a pollen donor itself. Will be pollinated by diploids that flower at the same time, e.g. Abas, Irish Peach, Lord Lambourne, McIntosh, Red Braeburn, Vista Bella, Yarlington Mill, maybe Geeveston Fanny, Lord Suffield

Chill Hours

Blossom Time

Early to mid-season

Harvest Time

Mid-season

Production Notes

Tree is a good cropper if given cross-pollination, though tends to be biennial.

Disease Susceptibility

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