Topic: Plum, danson or gage

[cambourne7]

Hi All,

I am looking at the garden for the new house and now i have agreed a hard landscaping plan for this i now need to work on the plants.

I want to pop lots of fruit trees into a large border at the back of the garden ( i will post an image of the plan once its tidy).

Next thing i need to decide on is Trees which all need to have fruit :)

I have decided on the apples i want which are all Minarette from Ken Muir (having family getting me vouchers for xmas) having

Pixie  group C
Kidds Orange Red group B
Gala group c
Bountiful group B

An Asian Pear is also on my shopping list as i am not a fan or english pears.

I have room for 1 or maybe 2 other trees i think (not cherrys yuck) i am thinking that i would have a plum as i love eating these (never really cooked with them) but not sure about damsons and gages as i have never tried them.

Can anyone recommend what might be suitable? I am tempted to pop in a nut like a chestnut and plant in a pot but i think this might be overkill.

Advice welcome...

(Working on climbing plants once i have this agreed and i work out what spaces i have to cover :))

Cam

[dtw]

You must have a massive garden.  :o

I would go for plums, most people like those.

[oliveoyl_25]

Victoria or greengage for eating,  damson for the best jam in the world!

[Tulipa]

I'm with Olyve on this, but would make jam with the greengages too, it is the most wonderful jam and damson too!  Greengage is definitely going to be my next tree I purchase!

T.

[saddad]

Greengage... Coe's golden Drop or just Cambridge Gage...
 :)

[cambourne7]

compared to plum how does the damson or gage taste like?

[saddad]

Gages are "finer" and sweeter to my taste. Damsons are good tasting but too much stone to really compare as a dessert...  :)

[Robert_Brenchley]

Cambridge Gage (September) is one of my favourites. Opal (July) or Early Transparent Gage (August) are early , and are supposed to have a good flavour but I haven't tried them (One or other is on my list, but I haven't mde up my mind). Or you could go for a late dual-purpose plum like Marjorie's Seedling (late September-October). If you've got room for two, my advice would be to get ones thar ripen at different times. That way you get a longer season.

[Dadnlad]

Count Althans Gage has been good for us, in a frost pocket

[Kea]

Damsons are usually cooked and I think have superior flavour to plums though they are quite sour which I prefer. Small ones can be pitted with an olive pitter!

The first tree i planted is a Damson, it does take some time to produce fruit but this year i had 7 and hoping for more next year.

I personally don't like gages...too sweet.

I did have a delicious plum recently leaning towards Damson in flavour called purple pershore.