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Oullins Gage
A sweet fairly large attractive yellow gage. A good garden variety for most parts of the UK.
Origin: France, 1856
Pollination: Oullins Gage is partially self-fertile and would produce some crop without a pollinator but would benefit considerably from a pollinator. Pollination partners
British-grown 
All our bare-root trees are personally hand-grafted by our Nursery Manager and grown on at our nursery in Kent. We have Defra and Plant Healthy certification.
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History and description of Oullins Gage
Oullins Gage was discovered as a chance seedling at Coligny, Ain, France and introduced by the French nurseryman Massot of Oullins near Lyon sometime before 1856.Medium large, round-oval fruit. Straw yellow skin with red dots and greyish bloom. Firm, clear, fairly dry yellow flesh. Sweet but not as good in flavour as the best gages. Semi-clinging stone.
Vigorous, upright tree. Rather slow to come into bearing and only a moderate cropper. A good pollinator.
Characteristics of Oullins Gage plum and gage trees
| Use | Dual Cul & Des |
| Colour | Yellow |
| Flavour | Sweet |
| Fruit size | Large |
| Picking time | |
| Season of use | M Aug |
| Tree vigour | Vigorous |
| Tree habit | Upright |
| Fruit-bearing | |
| Cropping | |
| Disease resistance | Bacterial Canker - Slightly resistant |
| Suitable for | Northern Britain |
| Special features | Good Pollinator |
| Pollination date | 22 |
| Pollination group | D |
| Self-fertility | Partially self-fertile |
| Pollinators | Pollination partners |
| Progeny | Opal |
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