Common name for Prunus domestica are European plum, gage, garden plum, plum, prune plum, prunier, prunier commun, Pflaume and etc.
These European plums relatively long-lived spurs that developed in two year old wood much alike apples and pears.
The tree is large, 10-16 m in height with variously colored fruits; over 900 varieties are cultivated, although certain varieties are only used for cooking or for drying as prunes.
Prunus domestica have been proven to have effective antioxidant activity that results from polyphenol.
Fruit are generally oval, smaller and more variable in color than with Japanese plums. They are soft and fleshy, the stone smooth and flattened. In the United States, Prunus domestica is used for prunes, fruit cocktail, or other products and rarely eaten fresh.
Leading countries in European plum production are Romania, USA, Serbia and Montenegro and the Russian Federation. Part of this production is processed into dried fruit.
Prunus domestica
