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Cambridge Gage

Cambridge Gage
Cambridge Gage has received the RHS Award of Garden MeritCambridge Gage is listed in the RHS Plants for Pollinators
  • Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 3

Cambridge Gage is a classic English green gage, with a high quality gage-like flavor. It is a close substitute for the traditional Old Green Gage, but easier to grow.

Cambridge Gage ripens towards the end of August, and is equally good as a fresh dessert plum or for culinary purposes.

Trained Cambridge Gage plum trees for sale

  • Tree form iconLarge 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

Cambridge Gage is very similar to Old Green Gage in most respects but is generally found to be a more reliable cropper with consistent crops from year to year.

As with most green gages it prefers a dry climate and does best when planted in a sunny aspect.

Cambridge Gage is partially self-fertile (unlike Old Green Gage) but it helps if there is another pollinator nearby - the popular Victoria plum tree is a good choice.


Cambridge Gage characteristics

  • Self-fertilityPartially self-fertile
  • Flowering group3
  • Pollinating othersAverage
  • AwardsRHS AGM (current) - 1998
  • Picking period (southern UK)late August
  • CroppingGood
  • Keeping1-3 days
  • Food usesEating freshCulinary
  • Disease resistanceAverage
  • Country of originUnited Kingdom
  • Period of origin1850 - 1899
  • Fruit colourGreen - light