gage 'Oullins Gage'
greengage or Prunus domestica Oullins Gage (Oullins Golden)
Classed as a dual-purpose variety, ‘Oullins Golden’ was first introduced in 1860. Noted for its heavy crops of large, delicious golden yellow fruit with pale lemon-green flesh, this is a superb variety for cooking, bottling and freezing.
Gages will generally start to produce fruit when they are 3 - 4 years old, so so you may need to wait a year or two before you enjoy the harvest.
Gages will generally start to produce fruit when they are 3 - 4 years old, so so you may need to wait a year or two before you enjoy the harvest.
How to care for gage Oullins Gage:
When planting your gage, prepare a hole up to three times the diameter of its root system. Fork over the base of the pit in readiness, incorporating plenty of organic matter into the backfill and planting hole. Avoiding frozen and waterlogged soil, trees should be planted out as they arrive. If you've ordered a bare root tree, soak the roots in a bucket of water for half an hour prior to planting, or if this is not possible, they can be heeled in temporarily, covering their roots with soil, or potted up. Protect from cold, drying winds. Apply a balanced fertiliser in early spring to support growth and fruiting. Lightly prune in summer to reduce the risk of silver leaf and bacterial canker, to retain an open ‘goblet’ shape and remove any damaged, diseased or broken branches.
Flowering period:
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Position:
Full sun
Rate of growth:
Average
Soil:
Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
Hardiness:
Fully hardy
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This plant is deciduous so it will lose all its leaves in autumn, then fresh new foliage appears again each spring.
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