Old Green Gage

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• Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
• Flowering group: 3

Old Green Gage is the definitive "gage", and often considered the best flavoured of any plum variety. 

Compared to the attractive coloring of most plums, the appearance of Old Green Gage fruit is fairly plain - the plums are quite small and a dull green color, turning slightly yellow when ripe. However this is one that you grow for flavor - for eating fresh it is exceptional.

 

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Trained Old Green Gage plum trees for sale

• Large Fan (starter) tree £45.00
  Supplied with 2 primary arms for training on as a fan. Approx mature size: 3m-4m wide and up to 2.5m high. bare-root.

  Sold-out for this season

Growing and Training

Old Green Gage really benefits from the microclimate of a sheltered south-facing wall or fence to bring out the best flavours.

If the tree sets a lot of fruit after a good spring, be sure to thin the fruitlets, otherwise the plums will be small and have less flavour.

Old Green Gage characteristics

• Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
• Flowering group3
• Pollinating othersAverage
• Picking period (southern UK)early August
• CroppingGood - Can vary from light to good cropping
• Keeping1-3 days
• Food usesEating fresh
• Disease resistancePoor
• Country of originFrance
• Period of origin1550 - 1599
• Fruit colourGreen