No fruit on greengage tree

jmworthington

Our greengage tree is about 5 years old.  Three years ago we got 5 greengages. Since then we have had no flowers. It is planted next to a cherry tree, 5years old, which also didn't fruit last year although there was an abundance of flowers. How can we solve this problem?

BobTheGardener

I have a similar problem with my gage and think it's down to lack of water last year.  Gages don't usually start fruiting until they are 5+ so I'd advise keeping it watered during any dry spells.  Bullfinches/pigeons eating the flower buds is another possibility.  If it's a sweet cherry, then lack of fruit may be down to a pollination problem (ie you may need a second cherry tree nearby to pollinate it.)  Some varieties of 'flowering cherry' don't produce fruit though.  Do you know which varieties you have?

jmworthington

Thanks for your reply.
The cherry is a Regina. We have had fruit 3 yrs ago but nothing since. 
Both trees are planted in soil that usually stays damp a the bottom of the garden that gets waterlogged when it has been continuously raining for days. With the cherry tree  I even went out last year with a little brush & collected pollen to transfer to the flowers. It has a lot of flowers this year that have just finished.