Count Althan's Gage plum tree
$39.95- Gardening skill: Average
- Picking season: Mid
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Pollination group: 4
Count Althann's Gage, also known as Reine Claude Conducta, a true gage but with a richer and more plum-like flavor than other gages.
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Count Althan's Gage european plums for sale
Full-size,
1-year bare-root tree
$39.95
Mature height: 16ft-24ft after 10 years
Vigorous rootstock
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All about Count Althan's Gage plum tree
Count Althan's gage is an unusual and attractive red gage. The flavor is excellent, and it is widely regarded as one of the best-flavored of all gages.
It stands apart from other gages in several respects - the fruits are larger, and while most gages are green or yellow, Count Althann's gage is an attractive dusky red pink color.
If you find some gages too sweet and sugary, then Count Althan's is worth considering. The flavor is by no means sharp, rather it has a rich sweetness, more reminiscent of a high quality plum than a gage. We think it is one of the best European plums you will ever taste!
How to grow
Count Althan's gage is easy to grow but is not a heavy cropper. However this is not necessarily a bad thing because the flavor is more concentrated as a result.
Advice on fruit tree pollination.
History
Count Althan's gage was raised by the gardener of Count Althan, in the 1850s in Bohemia, now part of the Czech Republic. Its pedigree is unknown, but it quickly became popular in Europe, and by the 1860s was being sold in England by the famous Rivers nursery.
Count Althan's Gage characteristics
- Gardening skillAverage
- Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
- Pollination group4
- Pollinating othersGood
- Picking seasonMid
- UsesEating fresh
- Keeping (of fruit)1-3 days
- General resistanceAverage
- Summer maximum temperaturesCool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
- Country of originCzech Republic
- Period of origin1850 - 1899
- Fruit colorRed
