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Hendre Huffcap

Hendre Huffcap
Pyrus communis

Hendre Huffcap perry pear trees for sale

  • 1.1-year maiden bare-root tree 24.45€
    Pyrodwarf rootstock
    Large size (3m-4m after 10 years)
  • 2.1-year maiden bare-root tree 24.45€
    Pyrus c. Kirchensaller rootstock
    Full size size (4.5m-6m after 10 years)


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

  • Using

    • Picking season:Late
    • Cropping:Heavy
    • Food uses:Hard cider

  • Growing

    • Gardening skill:Suitable for beginners
    • Self-fertility:Not self-fertile
    • Flowering group:3
    • Pollinating others:Average
    • Ploidy:Diploid
    • Vigour:Slightly large
    • Precocity:Precocious
    • Bearing regularity:Regular
    • Fruit bearing:Spur-bearer

  • Problems

    • Disease resistance:Good
    • Scab:Some resistance

  • Climate

    • Climate suitability:Temperate climates
    • Summer average maximum temperatures:Cool ( 20C - 24C / 68F - 75F), Warm (25C - 30C / 76F - 85F)

  • Identification

    • Country of origin:United Kingdom