Her white flowering plum, a European Green Gage Plum, produces pale green, oval-shaped plums which are smaller than the round plums. The name Green Gage Plum originated back in 1724 when Sir ...

There are four classes of European plum: 'Reine Claude' or 'Green Gage,' prunes, 'Yellow Egg' and 'Lombard.' The 'Reine Claude' is round, sweet, green- yellow or golden with a purple blush.

I once ordered a Green Gage plum tree from a mail-order nursery that specializes in fruits. My mouth was watering a few springs later as branches snowy in bloom foreshadowed delectable fruits for ...