Ripe dark purple plums on a leafy branch

Plum

Category: Fruits

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About

Plum is a garden fruit with smooth skin, juicy flesh and a stone inside. Depending on the cultivar the fruit may be dark blue, purple, yellow or greenish.

In the kitchen

Plums taste gently sweet-tart. They are eaten fresh, cooked into jam and other preserves, used in drinks and desserts, and added to baking and sauces.

Seasonality by region

The atlas does not yet include documented regional seasonality for this product.

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