Bulmers Norman Size:MM106 Grows well in wetter soil

Grows well in wetter soil (a favourite in Scotland) and described in the Herefordshire Pomona 1876-85 as 'one of the finest culinary apples'

Blossoms late May

Flesh sweet and astringent

An old Brecon cider apple variety with graftwood originally collected by Dave Matthews of the Welsh Perry & Cider Society from a farm on the Herefordshire border

Bulmers Norman Size:MM106 Grows well in wetter soilA medium bittersweet cider apple. Large conical yellow green fruit, ripens early mid October but doesn't keep well. Valued for its vigour and heavy cropping. One of the many varieties imported into the country from France in the early twentieth century by Bulmer's Cider Company. Has a hard tannic taste and fast fermenting juice. Permission to use photograph by Kevin Garrod (Monnow Valley Cider) is gratefully acknowledged.