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Brown Snout
Cider apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Thought to have originated in Herefordshire, UK. Known to have been in existence in the mid 1800s. Late flowering. Moderately biennial. Fruits are small to medium with firm flesh. Produces a bittersweet, average mild to medium cider.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Material held in Tidnor Wood National Collection® of Malus (Cider making)
Accession No.
1989 - 068
- Accession name
- Brown Snout
- Flowering time ›››
- 21st May10% flowering
24th MayFull (80%) flowering
30th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Early November 1
- Size
- small 1
- Shape
- Globose conical 1
- Height
- 39.70 mm 1
- Width
- 45.35 mm 1
- Ribbing
- weak-medium 1
- Crown
- absent 1
- Ground Colour
- Whitish green 1
- Over Colour
- Red 1
- Over Colour Amount
- high 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- striped/mottled 1
- Russet
- low 1
- Flesh Colour
- White 1
- References:
- 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
- 2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register
Design: Chris Turnbull, September 2019