Old Greengage Plum Tree

The Old Green Gage Plum Tree is a late-season plum tree that is popular for its distinct gage flavour. The fruits of the Old Green Gage tree are relatively small, they are very flavoursome. They are considered to have the most delicious flavour of all the dessert gages.

Old Green Gage trees have showy flowers in Spring and often good Autumnal foliage. Edible fruit also accommodates the branches in the later Summer early Autumn months. Green Gage is self-fertile and does not require pollination partner.

A Greengage tree is a magnet for birds and wasps. To keep birds off, simply net the tree. For wasps, pick the fruits as soon as they are ripe, this lessen the appeal for the wasps.

Greengages are a sub-group of plums. The trees were spread from Armenia in medieval times and brought to France in the early 1500’s.