Plums can be eaten fresh, dried to make prunes, used in jams, or fermented into wine and distilled into brandy. Plums contain many vitamins and minerals, in addition to fiber and antioxidants that may help reduce your risk of several chronic diseases You can consume plums fresh or dried In this article, we'll dig into plums that range from purple to yellow to deep crimson and span the spectrum of sweetness to reveal what makes each plum unique There's a new superfood in town:. The plum is the fruit produced by trees in the prunus genus, which is a member of the rose family
The plant is native to china, the americas, and europe The fruit is classified as a drupe, meaning it has a pit (or stone) in the center, similar to a peach and apricot. It can be large or small, with red, purple, green, yellow, or orange skin and. Plum trees are sometimes used as ornamental plants It is, however, most often grown for its fruits It is one of the most commonly planted fruit trees in europe
Plum season is typically late june/early july to september In california, where the majority of the country’s plum crops are grown, they’re in season from may to october There are around 300 plum varieties grown and sold across the united states. Plum benefits include not only aiding digestion, but this fruit is also known to improve cardiovascular health, boost the immune system, aid skin health, fight free radicals and lower cholesterol. Plums (prunus spp.) are in the same genus as various stone fruits — apricot, cherry, peach — as well as almonds They can be as small as a cherry (beach plum) and as big as a tennis ball (santa rosa plum), shaped like a football (italian prune plum) or squat like a tomato (cherry plum).
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