Early Transparent Gage tree
Owner: John
Location: Congleton, CHESHIRE, United Kingdom
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| Age: | Planted in about 2011 |
| Age of this tree: | 15 years |
| Soil: | Sandy loam. |
| Climate at this location: | Variable, often cool and wet. |
| Pruning: | Moderate - for height and shape. |
| Tree form: | Bush (wider at top than bottom) |
| Height: | Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m |
| Cropping: | Not specified |
| Growth: | This tree grows fairly well here |
| Herbicides: | Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding) |
| Pesticides: | Un-treated |
| Local pests: | Snails |
Owner's comments
The fruit is very prone to splitting and most of any crop is lost by brown rot as a result.Season records for this tree
2025
Harvest: 1st week August 4kg / 9lbs
Size: 3.5m / 11.7ft high 2.0m / 6.7ft wide
Plum fruit moth: Mild attack
Usually a very light crop that often splits and rots before mature.The very dry Spring and Summer produced a heavy crop to maturity with no splitting at all.2017
Harvest: 2nd week August 2kg / 4lbs
Size: 3.0m / 10.0ft high 1.5m / 5.0ft wide
Canker: Not present
Scab: Not present
Mildew: Not present
Fireblight: Not present
Woolly aphid: Not present
Plum fruit moth: Mild attack
Silverleaf: Not present
Splitting of the fruit and damage from slugs and snails was minimal this year due to benign weather conditions - plenty of dry weather and the rainy spells not excessively wet. Brown rot is prevalent here, so the slightest damage to the fruit causes it to rot quickly.