Hendre Huffcap perry pear trees

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• Picking season: Late
• Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
• Flowering group: 3

Hendre Huffcap is a well-known traditional English perry pear variety, used in the production of pear cider. It is a reliable cropper, and makes a light, low-tannin good quality perry.

Hendre Huffcap organic perry pear trees for sale

Next deliveries: December 2024 - February 2025

• 1 yeartree on PyroDwarf rootstock25.95€
  Large tree (3m-5m after 10 years) Bare-root
  

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History

Huffcap is an old English word commonly used to describe perry pears which have an elliptical shape - or possibly any strong drink.

Hendre Huffcap characteristics

• Gardening skillBeginner
• Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
• Flowering group3
• Disease resistanceGood
• Picking seasonLate
• Food usesHard cider
• Summer average maximum temperaturesCool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
• Country of originUnited Kingdom

Similar varieties

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  Legipont
  Legipont or Fondante de Charneu is a traditional Belgian dessert pear, ripening in mid-September.
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  Poire de Livre
  Poire de Livre is an ancient culinary pear from the north of France.
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  Saint Mathieu
  Saint Mathieu is a traditional Franco-Belgian cooking pear.
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  Winnals Longdon
  A traditional English perry pear variety, produces a low tannin perry.

More about perry pear trees

Perry is a traditional drink made from fermented pear juice, and in recent years has enjoyed a resurgence in interest, along with its cousin cider. Perry is now sometimes called pear cider and although this is incorrect, the term seems to have made it more accessible to consumers.

As with cider apples, perry pears are used specifically for the qualities of their juice and are not usually eaten fresh.

Perry pears are closely related to mainstream pears, and will cross-polinate with them, and both are classified in the species Pyrus communis. However it is likely that perry pears are a distinct sub-species.

If grown on seedling rootstocks perry pears can be very long-lived, as well as growing to a considerable height and spread.

Perry production has a very long history in England and France, although with different methods of production.