PLUM

Green Gage

Prunus domestica

DESCRIPTION:

Medium sized round fruit, greenish yellow skin and flesh with a very sweet flavour – Freestone.

MATURITY:

Late January early February (Mid season)

SUGGESTED POLLINATORS:

Coe’s Golden Drop, Cole’s Golden Gage, Prune D’Agen and Robe de Sergeant.

COMMENTS:

Used for fresh fruit, preserves and jam. Upright spreading tree, bearing good crops.

TREE CARE:

Plant in a sunny position with well drained and well worked soil. Take care to plant the bud union above the soil level. Water in well and keep soil moist until tree is established. Fertilise when planting and again after new growth appears. Prune tree when planting to encourage new growth.