Cherry Norman
Apple
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Cherry Norman
Origin / History
The Cherry Norman corresponds with the Apple Moulin-à-vent (also called Douce-Morlie-Rouge) of the Normandy orchards in every particular except season of maturity. The Cherry Norman matures early, in September or October, whereas the Moulin-à-vent does not mature until December. According to French horticultural records, this is a very old variety, cultivated chiefly in the Departments of Orne and Eure in Normandy.
Tree
The tree grows well and freely but is apt to bear in abundance only every other year (biennial bearing).
Fruit
Form & Size: Round and pretty regular in outline, occasionally a little ribbed, and peculiarly rounded at the base.
Stem (Stalk Cavity): Small and very narrow stalk cavity. On one side of the cavity is a fleshy swelling uniting the stalk to the fruit on one side.
Skin: Clear straw yellow with a large russet cheek on the side next the sun. Traces of russet extend to the shaded side. On the sunward side, there is sometimes a crimson or reddish orange mixture among the russet.
Eye (Calyx): Very small, with long convergent segments placed in a shallow depression and set round with prominent plaits. Tube conical; stamens marginal.
Flesh & Flavor: Soft, spongy, bitterish, and sweet.
Core: Cells of the core slightly open; cell-walls roundish, obovate.
Season
September or October (early ripening).
Uses
Much esteemed in orchards for cider production. Makes a cider of deep color with a sweet, rich, and pleasant flavor. One of the best early fruits and deserves extended cultivation.
Other
Chemical Analysis (1878, Mr. G. H. With, F.R.A.S.):
- Density of fresh juice: 1.043
- Density after 24 hours: 1.046
- In 100 parts by weight of juice:
- Sugar: 12.830
- Tannin, Mucilage, Salts, &c.: 2.073
- Water: 85.097
Book Sources
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— Woolhope Naturalists Field Club, The Herefordshire Pomona (1885)PLATE XL.
- CHERRY NORMAN. [Syn: Hitterly.]
This Apple corresponds with the Apple Moulin-à-vent, or Douce-Morlie-Rouge, of the Normandy orchards, in every particular, but in the season of its maturity. The Cherry Norman is an early apple here, September or October, but the Moulin-à-vent is not mature until December. The French "Report" speaks of it as a very old variety, cultivated chiefly in the Departments of the Orne and the Eure.
Description.—Fruit, round, and pretty regular in its outline, occasionally a little ribbed, and peculiarly rounded at the base, with a small and very narrow stalk cavity, on one side of which is a fleshy swelling uniting the stalk on one side to the fruit. Skin, clear straw yellow, with a large russet cheek on the side next the sun, and a few traces of russet extending to the shaded side; there is sometimes a crimson or reddish orange mixture among the russet of the sunward side. Eye, very small, with long convergent segments placed in a shallow depression, and set round with prominent plaits; tube, conical; stamens, marginal. Flesh, soft, spongy, bitterish, and sweet. Cells of the core, slightly open; cell-walls, roundish, obovate.
The Cherry Norman is much esteemed in our orchards. The tree grows well and freely, but it is apt to bear in abundance only every other year. It makes a cider of a deep colour, with a sweet, rich, and pleasant flavour. It is one of the best early fruits, and deserves a still more extended cultivation.
Chemical analysis by Mr. G. H. With, F.R.A.S., season 1878. Density of Fresh juice ... ... ... ... 1·043 Density after 24 hours ... ... ... ... 1·046 In 100 parts by weight of juice: Sugar ... ... ... ... ... 12·830 Tannin, Mucilage, Salts, &c. ... ... ... 2·073 Water ... ... ... ... ... 85·097