🫐 Plum
Prunus domestica
What it is
A small, round, juicy fruit with smooth skin and a single hard pit in the middle.
How it looks
About the size of a golf ball, with skin that can be purple, red, or yellow and a soft dusty coating.
Taste
Sweet and a little tart, with soft juicy flesh inside.
Why it is healthy
Full of vitamin C and fiber that help your body stay strong and your tummy happy.
How to eat it
Eat it fresh right off the tree, or dried as a soft snack called a prune.
How it grows
Grows on leafy trees, hanging from branches until it turns soft and ripe.
In season
Best in the warm days of summer and early fall.
History
People have enjoyed plums for thousands of years, first grown near China and western Asia.
Fun fact
When a plum is dried in the sun it becomes a prune, and it is still the very same fruit.
Try this
Always remove the hard pit in the middle before you take a bite.