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Hendre Huffcap perry pear trees

Pyrus communis
Hendre Huffcap pears
Hendre Huffcap is listed in the RHS Plants for Pollinators
  • 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.

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  • 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

  • See also Legipont
    Legipont
    Legipont or Fondante de Charneu is a traditional Belgian dessert pear, ripening in mid-September.
  • See also Poire de Livre
    Poire de Livre
    Poire de Livre is an ancient culinary pear from the north of France.
  • See also Saint Mathieu
    Saint Mathieu
    Saint Mathieu is a traditional Franco-Belgian cooking pear.
  • See also Winnals Longdon
    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.


This variety description was researched and written by Orange Pippin staff. Last checked: 2024.