Plum

fruit · stone fruit · orchard · sweet

Grow on trees. Plums come from trees in the Prunus family, which also includes peaches and cherries. These trees need sunlight and good soil to produce their delicious fruit.

Come in colors. Plums can be purple, red, yellow, or green depending on the variety. Some have a dusty coating on their skin that helps protect the juicy fruit inside.

Sweet and juicy. When plums are ripe, they're soft and bursting with sweet juice. You can eat them fresh off the tree or use them in desserts, jams, and pies.

Become prunes. When you dry out plums in the sun, they shrivel up and turn into prunes. Prunes are chewy, concentrated in flavor, and stay fresh for a long time.

Grown worldwide. Plum trees grow in many countries around the world, from Europe and Asia to North America. Different regions have their favorite varieties to grow and eat.