Jefferson’s Gage
£19.00
Fruiting from late august the Gages are yellow green skinned with red russet dots with a long faint suture from top to bottom. The flesh is golden yellow, sweet and of good flavour. A Gage that originated in the US around 1825 and is named after an American president. Rootstock: St Julien A
Picking time – late August Pollination group – B
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Count Althan’s Gage
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Originated in Czech republic in 1860 and introduced into the UK via Belguim by River’s Nursery, Herts by 1867. A reliable cropper, it is not self fertile requiring a pollinator.
Picking time – mid August Pollination group – D
