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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. 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.
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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 |
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