Bryanston Gage

An excellent dessert yellow gage with larger more attractive fruit than greengage

Origin: Dorset UK, 1831

Pollination: Bryanston Gage is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce 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 ...

Bryanston Gage plum and gage trees for sale

1-year maiden trees

These are the most versatile choice for home orchards, community fruit tree projects, and for training on in any form you require.

Form	Rootstock	Price	Quantity
Maiden	VVA-1Dwarfing	£27.00	Sold-out
Maiden	AdaptabilSemi-vigorous	£26.00	Sold-out

If you do not see the rootstock you require it is likely we can graft a tree especially for you - click here for more details of our custom-grafting service.

Sorry we have sold out of this variety for this season.

History and description of Bryanston Gage

Originally found in Lord Portman's gardens at Bryanstone in Dorset, UK c 1800 and first recorded in 1831. It is believed to be the progeny of a Greengage and a Coe's Golden Drop which were growing close by in the same garden.

Medium-large, oval-oblong fruit. Pale green skin turning primrose yellow with numerous red dots. Greenish yellow, firm, juicy flesh. Semi-clinging stone. Excellent sweet gage flavour.

Vigorous spreading tree with very large light green leaves. Only a light to moderate cropper.

Characteristics of Bryanston Gage plum and gage trees

Use	Dessert
Colour	Yellow
Flavour	Sweet
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time
Season of use	L Aug
Tree vigour	Vigorous
Tree habit	Spreading
Fruit-bearing
Cropping	Light
Pollination date	19
Pollination group	C
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners
Parentage	Coe's Golden Drop Old Greengage