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Old Greengage (Prunus domestica 'Old Greengage') is an old fashioned variety of Gage. Chosen for its rich, old-fashioned flavour. Its fruit are an appealing yellow-green colour and coupled with its sweet taste, makes this variety suitable for a range of uses, for example, jam production or simply eating. Not a self-fertile variety.
Month of Picking: Mid-August
Type of Gage: Eating
Self-fertile/Not self-fertile: This gage is partially self-fertile so may be a need for another gage for pollination
This gage is in flowering period is C3.
Other gages which will be suitable pollination partners require to be in the flowering periods C2, C3 and C4.
Quick Fruit Tree Links
Take a look at our TOP SELLING FRUIT TREES, Wet ground issues then choose a PEAR TREE first, followed by APPLE TREES. For more information on pollination please look at POLLINATION EXPLAINED or choosing the CORRECT POLLINATION PARTNER
Fruit Tree Life Expectancy
Most fruit trees will give you AT LEAST 40 years of fruit. Pears can go to 70. Records of 200 year old trees exist but this is the exception, not the rule.
Important Gage Fruit Tree information
All our containerised Gage fruit trees (those that come in pots) can be planted ALL YEAR ROUND (except in frost) but do not leave them outside in their containers over winter (October to March) as it may kill the Gage Tree. If you want to keep them in the their pot or container, during winter move them to a heated conservatory or greenhouse.
Gage Tree Root stocks explained
A Gage tree rootstock is made up of several parts.
7L, 10.5L or 12L refers to the size of the pot it is delivered in, given in litres. These trees are at least 2 years old.
Bush and Half Standard refers to the shape. A Gage bush will have branches coming out from the bottom or near the bottom of the tree whereas a Half Standard has had most of them trimmed off to give it more of a tree shape, a bit like a lillipop.
St Julien A or Pixy is the mature height of the tree. St Julien A is 3.6 metres approximately and Pixy is 3.0 metres.
Bare Root. These are cheaper than containerised trees as they come without the earth and pot around the roots. Only available from November through to March.
Maiden. These trees are 1 year old and have generally not had much done to them e.g. shaping. Ideal for fan training or any other form you choose.
