Russian Greengage
Dessert & Culinary plum
Prunus domestica L.
Thought to be of Russian origin. A variety of this name was known to be growing in the U.S.A. in 1940. Fruits have rather soft, quite juicy flesh with a moderately sweet and fair flavour. It lacks the true gage flavour.
Availability
Material in the National Fruit Collection is available under license.
Accession name
Russian Green Gage
Flowering time
18th April 10% flowering
22nd April Full (80%) flowering
10th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early-Mid August a
Size
medium a
Type
Dessert & Culinary a
Shape
Oval-Oblong a
Fruit Weight
25.60 g a
Skin Colour
Yellow-green a
Stalk Length
10.12 mm a
Stone
Clingstone a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.