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Prunus domestica ripe fruits. Typically it forms a large shrub or a small tree. It may be somewhat thorny, with white blossom, borne in early spring. The oval or spherical fruit varies in size, but can be up to 8 centimetres (3 inches) across. The pulp is usually sweet, [6] but some varieties are sour.
Plums are a diverse group of species, with trees reaching a height of 5–6 metres (16–20 ft) when pruned. The fruit is a drupe, with a firm and juicy flesh. China is the largest producer of plums, followed by Romania and Serbia. Japanese or Chinese plums dominate the fresh fruit market, while European plums are also common in some regions.
Prunus americana, commonly called the American plum, [6] wild plum, or Marshall's large yellow sweet plum, is a species of Prunus native to North America from Saskatchewan and Idaho south to New Mexico and east to Québec, Maine and Florida. [7] Prunus americana has often been planted outside its native range and sometimes escapes cultivation. [8]
Prunus is a genus of trees and shrubs in the flowering plant family Rosaceae that includes plums, cherries, peaches, nectarines, apricots, and almonds. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, [3] being native to the North American temperate regions, the neotropics of South America, and temperate and tropical regions of Eurasia and Africa, [4] There are about 340 accepted species as of March ...
Prunus sogdiana Vassilcz. Prunus cerasifera is a species of plum known by the common names cherry plum and myrobalan plum. [ 3] It is native to Southeast Europe [ 4][ 5][ 6] and Western Asia, [ 3][ 7] and is naturalised in the British Isles [ 4] and scattered locations in North America. [ 8][ 9][ 10] Also naturalized in parts of SE Australia ...
Prunus chicasa Michx. Prunus angustifolia, known commonly as Chickasaw plum, Cherokee plum, Florida sand plum, sandhill plum, or sand plum, [ 3] is a North American species of plum-bearing tree. It was originally cultivated by Native Americans before the arrival of Europeans. [ 4][ 5][ 6] The species' name angustifolia refers to its narrow leaves.
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