Brown Snout
Cider · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession
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.
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Picking time
- Early November
- Flowering
- 21st May (10%) · 24th May (full) · 30th May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
- Size
- small
- Type
- Cider
- Crown
- absent
- Shape
- Globose conical
- Width
- 45.35 mm
- Height
- 39.70 mm
- Russet
- low
- Ribbing
- weak-medium
- Over colour
- Red
- Flesh colour
- White
- Ground colour
- Whitish green
- Over colour amount
- high
- Over colour pattern
- striped/mottled
Source · National Fruit Collection
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