Oullins Reneklode (Golden Gage)
Gage, Prunus domestica
Classic and well-known gage variety, which is suitable for farm shops and direct sales. Appreciated for the very juicy, sweet and spicy fruit flesh.
Blossom
Blooming date
medium early
Fertility
self-fertile, good pollinator
Fruit
Ripening time
medium, 6. plum week, slightly uneven ripening
Scale, shape
medium to large, 43-46 mm, 40-55 g, globose
Colour
yellowish with wax bloom
Fruit flesh
yellowish, medium firm, very juicy, firm skin
Taste
spicy-sweet, depending on timely fruit-thinning
Cracking sensitivity
low to medium, susceptible to Monilia
Stone separability
partial freestone
Plum pox
tolerant
Storage
limited storage and transport
Tree
Vigour
strong growth, semi-upright to spreading, tends to blind wood
Crop load
from an early age, ideal to high
Origin
Breeder, Place
commercial variety of nurseryman Massot in Oullins near Lyon, imported to Germany in 1860
Parents
unknown, found in France in the early 19. century
Property rights
free variety