Dessert plum
Raised in 1923 at John Innes Horticultural Institute, Merton by M.B. Crane and named in about 1952. Fruits have moderately juicy flesh with a very sweet and fairly rich flavour.
Availability Material in the National Fruit Collection is available under license.
Accession name Merton Gage
Flowering time 16th April 10% flowering 20th April Full (80%) flowering5th May 90% petal fall
Picking time Mid-Late August 1
Size medium-large 1
Type Dessert 1
Shape Oval-Oblong 1
Fruit Weight 45.70 g 1
Skin Colour Yellow/Purple-red 1
Stalk Length 12.55 mm 1
Stone Semi-freestone 1
References: 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.