A highly flavored, late-season dessert apple, perfect for organic production.
Doux Normandie Apple on G.210 (Spring 2027)
You are viewing a tree that will ship in Spring 2027. You can also find trees for Spring 2026.
A French bittersweet cider variety.
This apple is used predominantly in cider making and it is not typically esteemed as a desert apple.
The apple is smallish and flushed pink over green. Doux Normandie produces a sweet, aromatic juice with subtle tannins. From WSU: Tannin (percent tannic acid): 0.29; Acid (percent malic acid): 0.33; pH: 3.8; SG: 1.047; oBrix 11.8.
Doux Normandie has unknown breeding origins but has long been used in French cider production. It is predominantly grown in the region of Normandie.
Error
Please Confirm
The Fruit
Fruit Type
Category: Apple
Subcategory:
Heirloom, Cider, Dessert
Fruit Uses & Storage
Uses: cider
Cider classification: bittersweet
Storage duration: less than one month (approximate, depending on storage conditions)
Fruit Appearance
Skin color: green
Flesh color: white
Fruit Origins
Parentage: unknown
Origin: France
Introduced in: 1800's
Introduced by: unknown
The Environment
Calendar & Geography
USDA zones: 5 - 8
Chill hours: Not yet determined
Ripening date: Oct 13 (approximate, in New York State) + 28 days after McIntosh
Tree Height & Spacing
glossary
Rootstock: G.210 Rootstock
Rootstock size class: Semi-Dwarf (40% of Standard)
Tree spacing (natural spread of tree): 12'
Good for wildlife planting? N
Diseases & Pests
glossary
Doux Normandie Apple on G.210 does not have any diseases or pests associated with it at this time.
Pollination
Pollination Factors
glossary
Bloom group: 4
Is it self-fertile? N
Is it fertile? Y
Ploidy: Diploid
Rootstock size class:
Semi-Dwarf (40% of Standard)
Pollination Partners
This table shows the first few results from a full search for pollenizers of Doux Normandie Apple on G.210. Please see our Pollenizer Search to run other queries and read how the application uses various factors. Also read more about fruit tree pollination.
See all pollination matches for Doux Normandie Apple on G.210
SF 4.06
Featured Products
A few things we're loving right now...
GoldRush Apple on G.214
Contender Peach on BY520-9. (Nematode Resistant Peach Seedling)
An excellent late-blooming, yellow-fleshed peach.
Bubblegum Plum on Myrobalan
An aromatic, delicious, disease-resistant plum.
Enterprise Apple on G.890
An attractive, highly disease-resistant apple, ideal for organic growers.