Prunus domestica subsp. italica 'Transparent Gage'
Greengage 'Early Transparent Gage'
Greengages are a group of cultivars of the common European plum. Greengage fruit are usually smaller than plums, have light green flesh, with yellow to green coloured skins, and are considered to be among the finest dessert plums. 'Early Transparent Gage' gets its name from the almost translucent skin and flesh, through which, when you hold it up to the light, you can often see the stone, when the fruit is ripe. Bears a good crop - though greengages do not bear as heavy crops as plums..
Contributed by @tiggrx
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Greengage 'Early Transparent Gage'
Latin name
Prunus domestica subsp. italica 'Transparent Gage'
type
Fruiting tree
family
Rosaceae
ph
5.0 - 6.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
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When to harvest
full grown dimensions
5.00 M
6.00 M
Prunus domestica subsp. italica 'Transparent Gage'
Greengages are a group of cultivars of the common European plum. Greengage fruit are usually smaller than plums, have light green flesh, with yellow to green coloured skins, and are considered to be among the finest dessert plums. 'Early Transparent Gage' gets its name from the almost translucent skin and flesh, through which, when you hold it up to the light, you can often see the stone, when the fruit is ripe. Bears a good crop - though greengages do not bear as heavy crops as plums..
Flowering
From Late Winter TO Mid Spring
Although plum trees are frost hardy, the flowers - essential for fruiting - are very susceptible to frost. If frost is threatened during the flowering period, protect the flowers with horticultural fleece.
Planting
From Late Autumn TO Mid Winter
Plant plum trees in the dormant season, in a sheltered position where the tree will get plenty of sunshine. Dig a large hole, and put a good amount of organic material in the bottom of the hole to help with drainage.
tiggrx