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Hendre Huffcap perry pear trees

Pyrus communis
Hendre Huffcap pears
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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. It is a reliable cropper, and makes a light, low-tannin good quality perry.

Hendre Huffcap perry pear trees for sale

Bare-root

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Delivery charges

Delivery for a single tree starts at £9.95, it is calculated based on your postcode.

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History

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


Hendre Huffcap characteristics

Growing

  • Gardening skillBeginner
  • Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
  • Flowering group3
  • Pollinating othersAverage
  • Fruit bearingSpur-bearer
  • Climate suitabilityTemperate climates

Using

  • Picking seasonLate
  • CroppingHeavy
  • Food usesHard cider

Problems

  • Disease resistanceGood
  • Scab (Apple and Pear)Some resistance

Identification

  • Country of originUnited Kingdom

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