The World of Apples

Apple varieties, United Kingdom

Broadleaf Norman

The record of the National Fruit Collection, at Brogdale in Kent, describes it1:

Presumed to be of UK origin. A fairly heavy cropping variety producing fruit of a sweet and slightly bitter taste. Makes good cider.

Sources

  1. Broadleaf Norman (accession 1992 - 108), National Fruit Collection, Brogdale, Kent (Defra). Supports: the description quoted; the use; the fruit's size, shape and colours and the flesh, from the collection's characterisation.