Fruit Tree Database

Fruit Type

Plum

Variety/Cultivar

Purple Gage

Fruit Description

Small, European-type plum with dark purple skin that has a light bloom. The flesh is yellow and soft, quite astringent until properly ripe, definitely needs ripening on the tree. Even when ripe the fruit it is slightly astringent. Slightly pointed shape.

Common Uses

Origin

Pollination

Any other European-type plum that flowers at the same time

Chill Hours

Unknown

Blossom Time

Harvest Time

Late harvest, late March to early April, +60 days Santa Rosa.

Production Notes

Easy to grow, good cropper, fairly consistent

Disease Susceptibility

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