It happens more often than any of us realizes. You've made it through a summer without tasting one single plum. Maybe the thought isn't particularly heart-breaking, since sinking our teeth into fruit ...

If you ask a group of friends what their favorite fruit is, chances are their responses will reflect the ones most frequently sold in grocery stores. According to the International Fresh Produce ...

As summer goes by there's a pageant of plums in the markets. Green plums, black ones, red ones: sweet, succulent fruit giving forth nectar for warm weather refreshment. Bringing up the rear are ...

A look at plums, that juicy stone fruit. The plum belongs to the rose family with cherries, peaches and apricots. There are hundreds of plum varieties grown throughout the world. . Plums can be oval ...

There are approximately 250 varieties of plums grown in California. They thrive in the San Joaquin Valley, are one of the easiest fruit trees to grow in the home garden, and are delicious to eat.

While meandering through the farmers' market, I couldn't help but see the shiny, dark little plums that were scattered among the other stone fruit. While I've never been a huge fan of the tart fruit, ...

Q. What is the difference between plumcots, pluots, and apriums? Which varieties are the best? Luther Burbank, the famous plant breeder, crossed an apricot (Prunus armeniaca) with a Japanese plum ...

"These are the most comprehensive variety descriptions we have ever had in Norway," says senior researcher Mekjell Meland. He led the five-year research project Fruit-N-Quality, on which the books are ...