Green Gage

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Green Gage
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	yellow
Fruit shape	round
Fruit size	small
Fruit type	salad
Variety type	open-pollinated, family heirloom
Country	France

B.C KO T

indet., regular leaf, small 1 oz yellow round fruit, juicy, mildly acidic nice flavor. Resembles the Green Gage plum in both the fruit shape and color.

Seed source:

Dan and Val McMurray of Wynndel, British Columbia, Canada (B.C MC D) 05

Year grown: 2010

Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)

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IL LO N

80 days, indet., regular foliage, 2 oz yellow fruit, good taste, excellent yield.

Source 

Craig LeHoullier of Raleigh, North Carolina (NC LE C) 95

Location: Oblong, Illinois

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GERM SC K

Source 

TomatoFest

Year: 2011

Location: Quitzdorf am See, Germany

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History

• A family heirloom from Europe (France), found in the USDA seed collection. Most sources suggest that it is a pre-1800 variety.
• One of the heirloom tomatoes described in Carolyn J. Male's book "100 Heirloom Tomatoes for the American Garden".
• USDA NSL 27022.

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Also known as

• Jaune Grosse Lisse

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Picture Gallery

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Green Gage - seedling. 2011.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Green Gage - leaf. May 2011.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Green Gage - flowers. 2010-07-11.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Green Gage - flower. June 5, 2011.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Green Gage - flower. June 7, 2011.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Green Gage - flower. June 7, 2011.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Green Gage - baby fruit. 2010-08-01.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Green Gage - baby fruit. June 18, 2011.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Green Gage - green fruit. June 28, 2011.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Green Gage - green fruit. July 11, 2011.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Green Gage - ripe fruit. 2010-09-04.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Green Gage - ripe fruit. August 5, 2011.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Green Gage - ripe fruit. August 5, 2011.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Green Gage - ripe fruit. September 20, 2011.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Green Gage - ripe fruit. September 20, 2011.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Green Gage - ripe fruit. September 20, 2011.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Green Gage and Manyel - ripe fruits. August 5, 2011.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Green Gage - sliced fruit. 2010-09-04.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Green Gage - sliced fruit. August 4, 2011.

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017		.	.
2016	Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie	.	.
2015	Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie	.	.
2014	Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie Gleckler Seedmen Heirloom Tomatoes	.	.
2013	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie Heirloom Tomatoes Heritage Harvest Seed Sand Hill Preservation Center TomatoFest	.	.
2012	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie Gleckler Seedmen - new	.	.
2011	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie Heirloom Tomatoes Heritage Harvest Seed Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center TomatoFest	7	3
2010	Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie Heirloom Tomatoes Heritage Harvest Seed Marianna's Heirloom Seeds (erroneously listed as 'Green Cage'?) Sand Hill Preservation Center TomatoFest	4	0
2009	Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie Heirloom Tomatoes Heritage Harvest Seed Marianna's Heirloom Seeds (erroneously listed as 'Green Cage'?) Sand Hill Preservation Center TomatoFest	3	.
2008	Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center TomatoFest	6	.
2007	Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center	4	.

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