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Brown Snout cider apple trees

$39.95
Brown Snout apples
Brown Snout is listed in the RHS Plants for Pollinators
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Pollination group: 6
  • Uses: Hard cider

A traditional English bittersweet cider apple.

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Brown Snout cider apple trees for sale

  • 1Semi-dwarf, 1-year bare-root tree $39.95
    Mature height: 8ft-12ft after 10 years
    G.214 rootstock
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  • 2Semi-standard, 1-year bare-root tree $39.95
    Mature height: 10ft-16ft after 10 years
    Semi-vigorous rootstock
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All about Brown Snout cider apple trees

Brown Snout gets its name from the brown surround of the base of the apples, which is particularly prominent when the fruitlets are still developing.

It is a traditional English hard-cider variety, producing a mild bittersweet juice.

Brown Snout characteristics

  • Gardening skillAverage
  • Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
  • Pollination group6
  • Pollinating othersAverage
  • Picking seasonLate
  • UsesHard cider
  • Keeping (of fruit)2-3 weeks
  • General resistanceAverage
  • FireblightVery susceptible
  • Cold hardiness (USDA)Zone 4 (-34C)
  • Summer maximum temperaturesCool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
  • Country of originUnited Kingdom
  • Period of origin1800 - 1849
  • Fruit colorGreen - lightRusset

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