Greengages are one example of a gage – the yellow gages are equally good.
yellow-gage
Gages are a type of plum but are smaller, rounder and sweeter than dessert plums. Gages are very, very juicy.
greengage-with-stalk
Gages are more tender than most plums and prefer to be grown against a south wall.
Greengages make excellent jam.
The Greengage (Prunus domestica or the ‘Reine Claude’) is a cultivar of the plum.
greengage
Stoned-Greengages
Greengages are ready for picking in late August.
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