Merton Gage

A sweet mid season yellow gage.

Origin: London UK, 1923

Pollination: Merton 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 ...

Merton Gage plum and gage trees produced to order

Closing date for custom graft orders: 14 Jul 2025

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
Maiden	VVA-1Dwarfing	£39.00
Maiden	AdaptabilSemi-vigorous	£39.00
Maiden	BromptonVery vigorous	£39.00

Custom graft trees would be supplied in December 2026. More details of our custom grafting service here.

History and description of Merton Gage

Raised from a cross between Pond's Seedling and Transparent Gage by M B Crane at John Innes Horticultural Institute in Merton, London 1923 Medium to large, oval- obong, yellow fruit. Sweet dessert gage.

Characteristics of Merton Gage plum and gage trees

Use	Dessert
Colour	Yellow
Flavour	Sweet
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time
Season of use	M Aug
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit
Fruit-bearing
Cropping
Pollination date	21
Pollination group	D
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners
Parentage	Pond's Seedling Transparent Gage