Apple varieties, United Kingdom
Brown Snout
The record of the National Fruit Collection, at Brogdale in Kent, describes it1:
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.
Sources
- Brown Snout (accession 1989 - 068), National Fruit Collection, Brogdale, Kent (Defra). Supports: the description quoted; the use; the fruit's size, shape and colours and the flesh, from the collection's characterisation; the picking time at Brogdale (early november).
