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Of the various types of plums, most of us have probably only tasted a few at most and possibly are even unaware that there are different kinds. The varieties aren't endless, and in fact number under a dozen. #plum #plums #plumcots #pluots #trees #gardening #fruit #fruittrees #garden #nature #foraging #hiking #hike #trails #forest #woods #outdoors #autumn

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How to Plant, grow, and care for plum trees. Plums, when properly planted and maintained are a relatively easy to grow fruit that produces bountiful harvests. Many varieties available to the home gardener don't take up a tremendous amount of space. Even smaller yards and gardens can host a plum tree or two.

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Plum trees come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. Plums can be found in almost every temperate climate on the planet. Trees come in a variety of sizes, shapes, colors, and flavors. Blue European plums are widely farmed. Red plums are particularly popular in Japan. Small and sour, Native American plums are a delicacy. Gages, which are often green, are a subset of European plums. Damson plums are deep blue and are a subset of European plums.

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The plums grown today for dried prunes likely originated from hybrid crosses and artificial selection by early agrarian societies, a genetic analysis shows. Chris Dardick from the US Department of Agriculture’s Appalachian Fruit Research Laboratory in Kearneysville, West Virginia, and coworkers sequenced more than 100,000 single DNA letters scattered across the genomes of 405 different samples of the European plum (Prunus domestica). The plants clustered genetically into four groups that…

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American Plum is a Wisconsin native, large scale shrub or small scale tree that can be grown as a single stem or suckering into a shrubby colony. It’s adaptable to a wide variety of soil and climate conditions, and it produces small white flowers in mid-spring followed by edible red-purple fruits in mid to late summer. A great plant for its wildlife value.

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