These European plums relatively long-lived spurs that developed in two year old wood much alike apples and pears.
The dried fruits of the Prunus domestica are called prunes.
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.
In warm countries they are dried in hurdles by solar heat; but in colder climates artificial heat is employed.
The plum of commerce come from three main sources; the European plums, native American species and Japanese species. However, the bulk of fruit comes from the European Plum which is now very widely cultivated throughout the temperate part of the world.
It has been cultivated for over 2000 years and was taken to America by the colonists.
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.
Fruit of Prune (Prunus domestica)
