Brown Snout

Traditional English Bittersweet Cider Apple

            [Acid- low; Sugar-medium/high; Tannin-medium]

Cider

Approachable, Nutty

Physical Attributes:

• Shape: Smallish, round, slightly conical
• Skin: Green-yellow skin, slight red blush and significant russeting from the calyx.
• Flesh: White, soft, dry

Flavour:

            Aromas of nutty butterscotch and banana. Great mouthfeel, soft tannins, and a resinous flavour reminiscent of fir tips. Resinous,

Neat History:

            Identified in Yarkhill, Herefordshire in 1850 and has become a very popular cider apple throughout the United Kingdom

Growing Attributes:

• Precocity: Late
• Vigour: Above Average, upright, weak branches
• Disease Tolerance: Poor
• Zone Hardiness: 4-5 (Map Link)
• Pollination Group: VI (Chart) (Diploid, Self-Fertile)
• Cropping: Biennial, heavy crops
• Picking Season: October
• Storage: Poor
• Special Care: Fruit drops as soon as it ripens. Spur-bearing

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