Guthrie's Late Green

A Scottish plum similar to the Old Greengage suitable for growing in Northern Britain

Origin: Scotland UK, 1850

Pollination: Guthrie's Late Green is self-fertile and a pollinator is not necessary for producing a crop.Find 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. More ...

Guthrie's Late Green plum and gage trees produced to order

Closing date for custom graft orders: 14 Jul 2026

We do not stock this variety, but we can produce custom-graft trees for you. Trees can be grafted on any of the following rootstocks:

Form	Rootstock	Price	Quantity
Maiden	VVA-1Dwarfing	£39.00
Maiden	AdaptabilSemi-vigorous	£39.00

Custom graft trees would be supplied in December 2027. More details of our custom grafting service here.

History and description of Guthrie's Late Green

Raised by Charles Guthrie near Dundee, Scotland c 1850.

Medium sized, round-oblong fruit, Yellowish green bloomy skin. Firmer and dryer flesh than the Old Greengage. Rich sweet flavour.

Moderately vigorous tree. Fair cropping.

Characteristics of Guthrie's Late Green plum and gage trees

Use	Dessert
Colour	Green
Flavour	Sweet
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time
Season of use	L Aug
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit
Fruit-bearing
Cropping
Suitable for	Northern Britain
Pollination date	18
Pollination group	C
Self-fertility	Self-fertile
Pollinators	Pollination partners