Silver Creek Nursery Ltd.

Bulmer's Norman Apple Bareroot

History: Bulmer's Norman was imported from Normandy, France to England in the early 1900s by the cider making company H.P. Bulmer. This variety didn't even have a name when it arrived but quickly grew in popularity for use in making cider. This apple has since fallen out of the limelight and is primarily used for grafting other varieties onto its sturdy trunk. 

Why We Grow It: Although less popular these days, this variety boasts vigorous growth, decent disease resistance, and a surprising tolerance for cold. This conical, green apple produces a bittersweet juice and is high in tannins.

    $56.50

    Rootstock:
    Size

    27 in stock

    Fruit Traits:

    Recommended Use: Cider

    Fruit Size: Medium

    Storage: Keeps a couple weeks when stored in cool, humid conditions

    Harvest: September - Late

    Cider Class (if applicable):

    • Bittersweet

    Class: Bittersweet
    Sugar: Medium, SG 1.056
    Acidity: Low, TA 3.4 g/L
    Tannins: Medium
    Juice Yield: Medium to high
    Taste: Mildly bitter with an astringent aftertaste
    Recommendations: Helps to reduce acidity and increase tannins in cider blends
    *Information based on Claude Jolicoeur's The New Cidermaker's Handbook and Washington State University's "Cultivar Performance Gallery"

    Tree Traits:

    Canadian Hardiness Zone: 4

    Soil Preferance: Sandy loam, loam, clay loam. Prefers average to moist conditions, avoid planting anywhere that floods for more than two weeks in the spring. Generally quite adaptable to different soil conditions.

    Flowering Time: Middle

    Bloom Colour: White

    Pollination Requirements: Triploid. This variety is sterile and cannot pollinate other trees. Requires a pollinator of a different apple variety that blooms around the same time in order to produce fruit.

    Sun/Shade Requirements: Full sun (approx. 8-10 hours of sun daily)

    General Growth Habit: Grows vigorously with a spreading growth pattern, tends to have heavy crops every other year. Resistant to fireblight, mildew, and brown rot.

    Overall Disease Resistance Rating*: High

    *this rating is combined with our experience growing in our test orchards combined with already available information on the cultivar.

    Shipping: Every year we ship thousands of plants across Canada. We carefully bag roots in damp sawdust, then box them and send them out via courier. CLICK HERE to see our shipping policy.

    Pick-up: We also have thousands of trees picked up from our nursery each year. The pick-up options is free, though you must wait until you have been emailed a confirmation that your order is ready to pick up, which will have further information such as hours, locations, etc.

    We have simplified our crop inventory for grafted fruit trees into two sizes:

    1m+ Grade: this often has some feathering, and is measured including the rootstock.

    50-80cm Grade: this is like a 'b-grade' tree, sometimes with minor scaring or bent, these trees are priced accordingly.

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