"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message ...
In article ,
Pam Moore wrote:
On Wed, 9 Apr 2003 18:35:36 +0100, "Therefore"
wrote:

I have a gage in my garden that flowers prolifically but does
not bear fruit.

I have a similar problem with a cherry plum, grown from seed. It
flowered a bit last year and this year has been covered in blossom but
no sign of any fruit setting. There are sloes in a hedge about 50
yards away. Any suggestions? I told it that it had to fruit this
year or else.........................

Well, P. domestica, P. spinosus and P. cerasifera all have different
chromosome numbers, which can cause trouble with pollination. I don't
have any suggestions about your cherry plum (except another one), but
a bullace or damson should pollinate a gage even is a sloe doesn't.

Another factor could be the age of the plant if it's a seedling it might just need a few more years to settle into
fruiting.

Rod