Apple
Gage Trees
Gages are related to Plums, but have smaller and more rounded yellow-green fruit. Whilst very hardy, they prefer slightly warmer conditions to plums to ensure there is sufficient sunshine to ripen the fruit.
They are best planted in sheltered south or west-facing sites in northern parts of the UK.
Old Greengage
An excellent old fashioned gage, flavoursome and reliable.
Mid Aug
Pick
No
C3
Self-fertile?
Poll. Gp.
Eat
Eat/cook
Oullins Golden
Large golden fruit with a good flavour. AGM.
Mid Aug
Pick
Yes
C4
Self-fertile?
Poll. Gp.
Eat/cook
Eat/cook
Denniston's Superb (Imperial Gage)
Sweet juicy yellow flesh with a reddish skin. Reliable cropper giving high yields.
Resistant to canker. AGM.
Late Aug
Pick
Yes
C2
Self-fertile?
Poll. Gp.
Eat
Eat/cook
Damson
Plum
Pear
Cherry
Gage
Notes
Trees are supplied bare rooted during their dormant season (usually from mid-November to the end of March depending on the weather). It is recommended that bare root trees are planted within a day or two of arrival but they may be stored for longer in a cool place or 'heeled' in to a mound or pot of compost until you are ready for planting. Don't allow the roots to dry out or freeze - wrap in hessian or other insulating material if necessary. Soak the roots before planting and water in well.
AGM - The Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit (AGM) helps home gardeners make informed choices about plants. It is only awarded to a plant that meets the following criteria:
- Outstanding excellence for ordinary garden decoration or use
- Good constitution
- Does not require highly specialist growing conditions or care
- Not particularly susceptible to any pest or disease
Rootstocks
Very vigorous (Ultimate height ~4m) – Brompton
Semi-vigorous (Ultimate height 3 – 3.5m) –SJA
Semi-dwarf (Ultimate 2.5 – 3m) –Pixy, VVA-1
Specification
Maiden (mdn) – 1 yr old tree 1 to 2m in height; may be feathered depending on variety and root
Bush (bush) – well-formed head on a clean stem, 2 years old
Half Standard (hst) – Clear stem of 1m supporting a well branched head, 2-3 years old
Standard (std) - Clear stem of 1.75m supporting a well branched head, 2-3 years old
Pollination
You will need a tree (of a different variety) to cross-pollinate with, for those trees which are not self-fertile. The cross-pollinator should belong to a pollination group the same or either side of the tree to be pollinated (i.e. for a C1 you would need a C2; for a C2 a C1, C2 or C3 would be required).
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