Fruit of Prune (Prunus domestica) Crops

A plum (Prunus domestica L.) is a stone fruit tree in the genus Prunus, subgenus Prunus. Their skin is very smooth, shiny and can be red, purple and yellow color.

They have a yellow flesh, are sweet tart and are less juicy than Japanese varieties, making them the best for cooking and drying.

World wide, this is one of the main species grown. Trees are taller, more upright, longer lived, more cold hardy and later blooming than Japanese plum.

It has been cultivated for over 2000 years and was taken to America by the colonists. This European plum originated in eastern Europe and western Asia. It is the hybrid of the sloe plum and another wild plum.

Fruit are generally oval, smaller and more variable in color than with Japanese plums. In the United States, Prunus domestica is used for prunes, fruit cocktail, or other products and rarely eaten fresh.

In Europe it is the most important commercial crop. The fruit make an excellent jams and pie filling.
Fruit of Prune (Prunus domestica) Crops