Coes Golden Drop Gage Tree Options
St Julien A Bush Grows to 3.5m : Delivered in a 12-15L pot, 150-180cm tall, 2-3 years old and bush form.
Coes Golden Drop Gage Tree
An old English plum variety, Coe's Golden Drop (Prunus domestica 'Coe's Golden Drop') was introduced in the 18th Century. It is the result of the cross between the gage varieties Green Gage x Dame Aubert. The gages are large in size, an attractive yellow colour and oval shaped with a long neck. Coe's Golden Drop produces excellent quality gages for fresh eating or preserving. It is supposed to be stored in good condition for many months by hanging in a dry place or wrapping in tissue paper according to Lindley's ‘Guide to the Orchard'.
Month of Picking: Late-September
Type of Gage: Eating Self-fertile/Not self-fertile: This gage is self-fertile so there is no need for another gage for pollination
This gage is in flowering period is C4.
This Gage will be suitable to act as a pollination partner for gages in the flowering periods C3, C4 and C5.
Planting In The Corner Of A Garden
Air and light is reduced in this location which could promote fungus and bacterial issues. Corners of houses and fences can also suffer leaching issues so we advise against it.
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.
