Plum tree

Any of several trees producing edible oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single hard stone of the subgenus Prunus of the genus Prunus.

Plum tree with fruit

Differences from other stone fruits

The subgenus is characterized by it's unique groove on the side of the fruit unlike (peaches, cherries, bird cherries, etc.)

Dusty white coat

Mature plum fruit tend to have a dusty-white waxy coating that gives them a glaucous appearance known as "wax bloom".

Dried plums or prunes

Dried plum fruits are called "dried plums" or prunes, although, in many countries, prunes are a distinct type of dried plum having a wrinkled appearance such as Li hing mui.

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