A very beautiful heirloom apple that stores well.
Brown Snout Apple Scionwood (Spring 2025)
A traditional English bittersweet cider apple.
This is a medium-sized tree that has a distinctly upright habit; care should be taken to avoid splitting under heavy crop loads. It is highly susceptible to fireblight and somewhat susceptible to scab. Brown Snout is a productive variety, but like many cider apples it tends to biennialism and needs to be thinned to maintain regular production. It is very late blooming, and a pollination partner should be chosen carefully. Brown Snout is an apple that is used predominanly for cider; it is not typically esteemed for fresh eating.
Brown Snout produces a late-season bittersweet cider apple. It is a smallish fruit with a greenish yellow base that is heavily russeted around a shallow calyx, whence its name. The juice is a mellow, dark cider with high tannins. Eve's Cidery writes of Brown Snout: "It is one of the best. Bittersweet with soft, warming tannins that are never bitter." This apple does not store well and should be pressed soon after harvest. From WSU: Tannin (percent tannic acid): 0.16; Acid (percent malic acid): 0.31; pH: 3.64; SG: 1.051; oBrix 12.9.
Thought to have been discovered on a farm in Yorkhill, Herefordshire, Brown Snout was eventually propagated by the H. P. Bulmer Company and planted across the west Midlands.
Volume Pricing
Quantity | Brown Snout Apple Scion |
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1 | $12.00 |
2-5 | $8.00 |
6-10 | $7.00 |
11-99 | $6.00 |
100+ | $5.00 |
The Fruit
Fruit Type
Category: Apple
Subcategory:
Heirloom, Cider, Cold-Hardy, Hot-Climate
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: Herefordshire, England
Introduced in: 1850s
Introduced by: H. P. Bulmer Company
The Environment
Calendar & Geography
USDA zones: 4 - 8
Chill hours: Not yet determined
Ripening date: Oct 13 (approximate, in New York State) + 28 days after McIntosh
Diseases & Pests
glossary
Apple Scab: Susceptible
Fireblight: Very Susceptible
Pollination
Pollination Factors
glossary
Bloom group: 5
Is it self-fertile? N
Is it fertile? Y
Ploidy: Diploid
Pollination Partners
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Tree | Currently in Stock |
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Cripps Pink Apple | 0 |
Granny Smith Apple | 0 |
Honeycrisp Apple | 0 |
Macoun Apple | 0 |
Enterprise Apple | 0 |
Newtown Pippin Apple | 0 |
Empire Apple | 0 |
Florina Apple | 0 |
Elstar Apple | 0 |
Rubinette Apple | 0 |
Splendour Apple | 0 |
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