Merton Gage

Dessert plum

Prunus domestica L.

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 No.
1939 - 039     check_circle

Accession name
Merton Gage

Flowering time
16th April 10% flowering
20th April Full (80%) flowering
5th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid-Late August ^a

Size
medium-large ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Oval-Oblong ^a

Fruit Weight
45.70 g ^a

Skin Colour
Yellow/Purple-red ^a

Stalk Length
12.55 mm ^a

Stone
Semi-freestone ^a

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References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.