Washington

Washington is a large old American yellow gage

Origin: USA, 1790

Pollination: Washington 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 ...

Washington 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 Washington

There are two accounts of the origin of Washington. One is that it was raised as a seedling at Prince's Nursery, Flushing, New York c 1790. The other is that it arose from suckers from the rootstock of Greengage tree killed at Delancy Farm in New York c 1814.

Large, round-oblong fruit. Yellow skin with small red dots or occasionally red or pink flush. Firm, clear yellow, juicy flesh. Delicious dessert variety with a pleasant aroma.

Dwarfish, upright tree with very large leaves. Poor cropping.

Characteristics of Washington plum and gage trees

Use	Dessert
Colour	Yellow
Flavour	Sweet
Fruit size	Large
Picking time
Season of use	M Aug
Tree vigour	Small
Tree habit	Upright
Fruit-bearing
Cropping	Light
Pollination date	22
Pollination group	D
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners