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Golden Transparent Gage

August 25, 2012 by Keir Watson

April 2012 Gages are the posh cousins of the common-or-garden plum. They are finer in every way and in the UK, somewhat harder to grow, needing more warmth. Compared to plums gages are rounder, often smaller, more delicate and sweeter. The famous …

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Categories Trained-Fruit Tags fan trained, gage, plum, pruning, trained fruit, transparent 4 Comments

Current Fans

May 6, 2012 by Keir Watson

I have three currents trained as fans growing against fences: two red and one white current. White and red currents lend themselves readily to this kind of training, because unlike black currents they fruit well on ‘old wood’. Hence, they can …

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Categories HowTo, Trained-Fruit Tags fan trained, gardening, how to, red current, soft fruit, trained fruit, white current 3 Comments

Cherry Fan

May 5, 2012 by Keir Watson

This fan trained cherry, planted in spring 2008, now spans 15′ and stands 6′ high following four years of training. Training Theory Cherries form fruiting spurs along the older branches. The aim of training is to create a permanent framework of strong …

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Categories Trained-Fruit Tags blossom, cherry, fan trained, fruit training, gardening, how to, pruning, wall trained 6 Comments

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