Bulmer's Norman
The record of the National Fruit Collection, at Brogdale in Kent, describes it1:
Originally an unnamed variety imported from Normandy, France. It was developed by H.P. Bulmer & Co., Ltd., in Hereford, England. Fruits are medium to large. Produces a good yield but tends to be biennial. The flesh is white with a woolly texture and a sweet but astringent flavour. Triploid. Trees are very vigorous and with a spreading habit and branch breakage can occur when the crop is heavy. Susceptible to scab. Fruits produce a bittersweet, fast-fermenting medium cider.
Sources
- Bulmer's Norman (accession 1989 - 070), 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; the picking time at Brogdale (mid october).