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Greengage ‘Early Transparent’

Original price was: £59.99.Current price is: £41.99.

SKU: D2FPD 1699875180 Categories: Fruit, Plants, Plums Tag: WAITROSE

Position: full sun
Soil: will tolerate most soils, except very chalky or badly drained
Rate of growth: slow growing
Ultimate size on St Julien A rootstock: 4 x 4m (12x12ft)
Flowering period: May
Hardiness: fully hardy
The oldest gage still in cultivation, ‘Early Transparent Gage’ is still one of the most prized for its rich, greengage flavour. Great for eating, the rounded, green-blushed red fruits are sweet but it also makes superb, straw-coloured jam too! A compact, self-fertile tree, it’s a good option for smaller gardens where no room exists for a second plum tree for pollination.
Garden care: When planting incorporate lots of well-rotted garden compost in the planting hole and stake firmly. Stone fruits like gages should be pruned in the summer because they are prone to a disease called silver leaf which enters through cuts. If you prune in late summer, the sap is slowing but is still running fast enough to seal up any wounds. Check and remove any damaged, diseased or broken branches.