Cambridge Gage
Dessert plum
Prunus domestica L.
Availability
Material in the National Fruit Collection is available under license.
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1927 from Chivers & Son, Histon, Cambridgeshire. The fruits are very juicy with a sweet, rich flavour. A high quality plum, excellent for dessert, cooking, preserving, bottling and canning.
Accession name
Cambridge Gage (EMLA)
Flowering time
13th April 10% flowering
17th April Full (80%) flowering
27th April 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid-Late August a
Size
medium a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Round a
Fruit Weight
28.60 g a
Skin Colour
Green a
Stalk Length
13.37 mm a
Stone
Freestone a
Received by the National Fruit Trials, Brogdale in 1974 from J. Firkins, Manor Fruit Farm, Toddington, Gloucestershire. The fruits are very juicy with a sweet, rich flavour.
Accession name
Cambridge Gage (Firkins)
Flowering time
19th April 10% flowering
23rd April Full (80%) flowering
4th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid-Late August a
Size
medium a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Round a
Fruit Weight
27.00 g a
Skin Colour
Green a
Stalk Length
12.77 mm a
Stone
Semi-freestone a
Received by the National Fruit Trials, Brogdale in 1978 from B.J. Palmer, Lime Farm, Great Chishill, Hertfordshire. Fruits are very juicy with a sweet, rich flavour
Accession name
Cambridge Gage (Palmer)
Flowering time
12th April 10% flowering
14th April Full (80%) flowering
25th April 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid-Late August a
Size
medium a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Round/Oval a
Fruit Weight
23.50 g a
Skin Colour
Yellow-green a
Stalk Length
13.20 mm a
Stone
Semi-freestone a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.