Laxton's Gage

An excellent yellow dessert gage

Origin: Bedfordshire UK, 1899

Pollination: Laxton's Gage 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 ...

Laxton's Gage 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 Laxton's Gage

Raised by Laxton Bros, Bedford, UK 1899 from a cross between Greengage and Victoria. Received the Award of Merit from the RHS in 1919.

Medium sized, round-oblong, yellow fruit larger than a greengage. Fairly soft, greenish yellow, juicy flesh. Sweet with an excellent rich gage flavour.

Vigorous upright to spereading tree. Crops well. Susceptible to Silver Leaf.

Characteristics of Laxton's Gage plum and gage trees

Use	Dessert
Colour	Yellow
Flavour	Sweet
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time
Season of use	M Aug
Tree vigour	Vigorous
Tree habit	Upright-spreading
Fruit-bearing
Cropping	Good
Disease resistance	Silver Leaf - Susceptible
Suitable for	Northern Britain
Pollination date	20
Pollination group	C
Self-fertility	Self-fertile
Pollinators	Pollination partners
Parentage	Old Greengage Victoria