Sheep nose (apple)

Bergisch sheep nose

Old tree as a natural monument in Dresden

Several apple varieties that are common in Germany , Austria , Belgium and the Netherlands are referred to as sheep's nose .

shape

It is characterized by the cone shape, with the fruit tapering towards the calyx, in contrast to the shape of the pears. An alternative name for certain varieties is therefore "Quince apple".

sorts

Well-known currently common and historical varieties are:

Berliner Schafsnase (Northern Germany)
Bergisch sheep nose
Yellow striped sheep nose
Big striped sheep nose
Rheinische Schafsnase or Rote Schafsnase (on the Rhine , Thuringia )
Schaapsneus or Keuleman ( South Limburg , Belgium )
Styrian sheep nose
White sheep's nose or white winter deafening (on the Rhine and Main)
White winter sheep's nose (southern and central Germany)

Individual proof

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Friedrich Jakob Dochnahl : The reliable guide in fruit science on the botanical-pomological way, or, Systematic description of all types of fruit. Volume 1 (Aepfel), Verlag W. Schmid, 1855 ( digitized in the Google book search).

[FJD-1] Friedrich Jakob Dochnahl : The reliable guide in fruit science on the botanical-pomological way, or, Systematic description of all types of fruit. Volume 1 (Aepfel), Verlag W. Schmid, 1855 ( digitized in the Google book search).