Plum story
When plum meets apricot
Breeders have crossed plums and apricots to create fruits such as plumcots.
Japanese plums began in China
The Japanese plum reached the West through Japan, but its earlier origin is in China.
A plum-apricot hybrid
Plumcot names a plum and apricot hybrid; later crosses produced other combinations often called pluots or apriums.
The side seam began in a flower
The seam on a plum traces a joined edge of the flower’s ovary and remains visible as the fruit grows.