Brandy Gage
Dessert & Culinary plum
Prunus domestica L.
Recorded in 1866. It was received by the National Fruit Trials in 1927 from Allgrove's nurseries, Langley, Bucks. Fruits have golden, firm, little juicy flesh with a very sweet, rich flavour.
Availability
Material in the National Fruit Collection is available under license.
Accession name
Brandy Gage
Flowering time
14th April 10% flowering
18th April Full (80%) flowering
29th April 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid-Late August 1
Size
medium 1
Type
Dessert & Culinary 1
Shape
Oval/Oval-Oblong 1
Fruit Weight
27.30 g 1
Skin Colour
Yellow-green 1
Stalk Length
11.61 mm 1
Stone
Semi-freestone/Clingstone 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.