Strawberry Norman
Apple
STRAWBERRY NORMAN
Origin / History
The origin and history of this apple is not known. Though it bears a Norman name, it does not seem to resemble any of the Norman apples given in the French "Report." It is probably a Herefordshire seedling.
Tree
The tree grows freely and bears well.
Fruit
Size and Form
Small, round, and flattened. Uneven in outline, being angular and considerably ribbed about the eye, which is deeply sunk.
Skin
Lemon yellow ground, covered with light crimson. Thickly marked with broken streaks and mottles of bright and darker crimson next the sun, these colors extending for a considerable space to the shaded side in a paler tint. The base and stalk cavity are lined with cinnamon-colored russet.
Eye (Calyx)
Medium size, with long, leafy, rather erect, and slightly divergent segments, set in a very deep and ribbed basin. Tube short and funnel-shaped. Stamens inclining to basal.
Stalk (Stem)
Very short, quite embedded in the cavity, which is lined with russet extending over the base.
Flesh and Flavor
Yellowish, close, and spongy. Sweet, mawkish juice with a crimson stain at the base of the eye. Pleasant in taste. When fresh, the juice is sweet and rich, with something of the flavor of a ripe strawberry.
Core and Seeds
Cells of the core small and closed. Cell-walls obovate.
Uses
Makes excellent cider. A variety that well deserves general cultivation.
Other
Chemical Analysis
Analysis by Mr. G. H. With, F.R.A.S.:
- Density of fresh juice: 1.043
- Density after 24 hours: 1.045
In 100 parts by weight of juice:
- Sugar: 13.736
- Tannin, Mucilage, Salts, etc.: 1.071
- Water: 85.193
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— Woolhope Naturalists Field Club, The Herefordshire Pomona (1885)
- STRAWBERRY NORMAN.
The origin and history of this apple is not known ; nor, though it bears a Norman name, does it seem to resemble any of the Norman apples given in the French "Report." It is probably a Herefordshire seedling.
Description.—Fruit, small, round, and flattened, uneven in its outline, being angular and considerably ribbed about the eye, which is deeply sunk. Skin, with a lemon yellow ground, covered with light crimson, which is thickly marked with broken streaks and mottles of bright and darker crimson next the sun, and these extend for a considerable space to the shaded side of a paler tint ; the base and stalk cavity are lined with cinnamon coloured russet. Eye, of medium size, with long, leafy, rather erect, and slightly divergent segments, set in a very deep and ribbed basin ; tube, short, funnel-shaped ; stamens, inclining to basal. Stalk, very short, quite embedded in the cavity, which is lined with russet, extending over the base. Flesh, yellowish, close, and spongy, with a sweet mawkish juice ; it has a crimson stain at the base of the eye. Cells of the core, small, closed ; cell-walls, obovate.
The tree grows freely, and bears well. The fruit is pleasant in taste, and its juice, when fresh, is sweet and rich, with something of the flavour of a ripe strawberry. It makes excellent cider, and is a variety that well deserves general cultivation.
Chemical analysis by Mr. G. H. With, F.R.A.S. :—
Density of fresh juice .... 1·043 Density after 24 hours ... 1·045
In 100 parts by weight of juice : Sugar ... 13·736 Tannin, Mucilage, Salts, &c. 1·071 Water 85·193