Bulmer's Norman apple
Malus domestica 'Bulmers Norman'
USDA zones3 to 3
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Habit
- Spreading / flat-topped
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Bulmer's Norman' apple (Malus domestica 'Bulmer's Norman') is a tree for the food garden, grown for hard cider. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows fast into a spreading, flat-topped shape. Bees visit the spring flowers. This tree is not self-fertile, so plant a second apple nearby for fruit.
Pairs well with Sweet cherry, Nodding onion, Carlton daffodil, and Black-eyed Susan.
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