Prunus domestica ‘Blue Gage’
A Prunus domestica L. cultivar. ‘Branches long, slender, and downy. Fruit small, quite round, about three inches and a half in circumference. Stalk three quarters of an inch long. Skin dark blue, covered with a pale blue bloom. Flesh yellowish green, and separates from the stone. Juice smart, with but little richness of flavour. Ripe the beginning of August.’
Horticultural & Botanical History
‘A second rate plum’. [Hogg – Fruit Manual p.231/1860]. This is presumably the ‘blue Gage Plum [that] has been long known and little esteemed in our Gardens: it is the Azure Hâtive of the French.’ [PM t.129/1830].
‘An old European variety; rejected by the American Pomological Society in 1858.’ [Plums of New York p.438].
Figured in Pomonia Britannica [PB pl.XVI/1812], the illustration used here.
History at Camden Park
Listed in all published catalogues as ‘Blue gage’ [Plum no.2/1843].
Notes
Published May 27, 2010 - 01:29 PM | Last updated Jul 22, 2011 - 10:42 AM
Prunus domestica ‘Blue Gage’ | PB pl.XVI/1812
| Family | Rosaceae |
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| Category | |
| Region of origin | Garden origin, unknown |
| Synonyms |
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| Common Name | Dessert Plum, summer |
| Name in the Camden Park Record |
Blue gage
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| Confidence level | high |