Cummy Norman
Cider apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Origin unknown but thought to have been raised in Cummy, Wales. Re-discovered by Bulmers. A medium bitter sweet variety.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Material held in Tidnor Wood National Collection® of Malus (Cider making)
Accession No.
1992 - 113
- Accession name
- Cummy Norman
- Flowering time ›››
- 6th May10% flowering
8th MayFull (80%) flowering 17th May90% petal fall
- Picking time
- Late September 1
- Size
- small-medium 1
- Shape
- Oblong 1
- Height
- 49.73 mm 1
- Width
- 60.44 mm 1
- Ribbing
- strong 1
- Crown
- weak-medium 1
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 1
- Over Colour
- Orange 1
- Over Colour Amount
- medium-high 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- striped/mottled/solid flush 1
- Russet
- low 1
- Juiciness
- dry 1
- Flesh Colour
- Cream 1
- References:
- 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
- 2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register
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