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Brown Snout cider apple trees

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

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 cider apple trees for sale

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  • Dwarf 1-year bare-root tree $39.95
    Mature height: 6ft-9ft after 10 years
    G.41 rootstock

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