Growing a plum tree can be a rewarding experience for any gardener. Plums trees, Prunus domestica are members of the rose – or Rosaceae – family, and so unsurprisingly they put on a brilliant ...

and European plum (Prunus domestica). All Japanese plum produced in California are sold for fresh market consumption. Only 2-3% of European plums* are sold as “sugar plums” for fresh markets, and the ...

Stone fruit plants (Amygdaleae), top: Apple tree (Malus domestica, or Pirus malus), a-flowering branch, b-blossom (cross section), c-vertical and horizontal (d) cross section of fruit; European plum ...