Gage Fruit Trees
Gages and plums are very closely related, so it is the differing flavours that differentiate between them - Gages are smaller, rounded and sweeter than dessert plums. Gages do not like a lot of attention – training of 2 or 3 year old trees should be carried out in March and pruning of an established tree should be kept to a minimum and carried out in June to late July. Remove dead, broken and diseased branches and cut back overcrowded branches. Gage trees are self fertile. Fruit tree growing guide click here>
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Blackmoor Nursery is one of very few Nurseries in the UK offering gardeners the opportunity to buy Gage fruit trees direct from our Nursery.
All orders are despatched in one delivery. If your order contains both bare root and container grown plants then we can only despatch when all plants are ready.
Any Bare Root Gage fruit trees - Availability means available for supply from Nov-May.
Any Container grown Gage fruit trees - Availability means available for supply now.
How tall will my Gage tree grow?
A guide to choosing the right size. Fruit trees are grafted onto rootstocks. Rootstocks come in 5 sizes (2 for Gages) see the chart below, all of our trees are labelled using these codes.
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VVA-1 - Rootstock for Gage trees.
Dwarf 2.5 metres when mature. The new dwarfing rootstock for Plum trees that has replaced Pixy.
St Julien A (SJA) - Rootstock for Gage trees.
Semi dwarfing, Approximate height 3.5-4 metres when mature.
Bare Root = Field grown trees that have been freshly lifted and supplied with no soil around the roots. Only available during the dormant period November-April
10 Litre = Container grown and can be planted all year round. The size refers to the number of litres of compost that the container holds.
1 Year Maiden = A one year old tree and the size depends on the variety but in general they will be 125cm in height and will have some side branches.
2 Year Bush = A two year old tree that has been pruned back in the first winter to form a bush shape. Generally trees will be 140-160cm in height with multiple side branches. This height guide is an end of summer height.
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