Gauging Green Gage

How was the taste of Purple Gage?

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Very nice👍

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Awesome! What variety is this?

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Green Gage plum, that’s all I know from the nursery tag.

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Last year was the first year they fruited and they ripened so late
(early Oct) that I am wondering if the tree was mislabeled. I actually
posted about it here: Any experience with Purple Gage plum?

They tasted ok but they still weren’t quite ripe. I’ve heard that very young trees can produce inconsistent fruit. I’m hoping that is what happened. This year the tree has a small handful of plums that have been purple for a bout two weeks already, but they are still hard. Hopefully I have some good news in a few weeks.

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I don’t have Purple Gage. But Raintree said it is very good plum hopefully your plum tastes very good Ztom.

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Is your Green Gage also from Cummins?

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No, I bought it in local nursery.

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Hey Alan,

I emailed Arboreum Company and they replied saying their source for Old Green Gage is “The material came from Robert Nitschke of Michigan, who told us he obtained (by whatever means) from RHS Wisley in the early 1960s. Under that name.”

Is this the same as Cummins Old Green Gage?

Trying to find the for sure true article… everyone claims to have it.

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