There are approximately 250 varieties of plums grown in California. They thrive in the San Joaquin Valley, are one of the easiest fruit trees to grow in the home garden, and are delicious to eat.

Nectaplums may still be a decade away, but the Pluot is a raging success. An arranged marriage between a plum and apricot, consummated with the help of Modesto plant breeder Floyd Zaiger, the Pluot is ...

“I was visiting my parents in Modesto and we picked up some delicious pluots at a local fruit stand. Since my Santa Rosa plum has rarely bloomed or produced fruit, I was interested in replacing it ...

Q. What is the difference between plumcots, pluots, and apriums? Which varieties are the best? Luther Burbank, the famous plant breeder, crossed an apricot (Prunus armeniaca) with a Japanese plum ...

The choice presents itself to you in the produce aisle like a word puzzle. There are pluots and plumcots and apriums, in shades of green and purple and orange that suggest either – or neither – plums ...

If you participated in the last Blue Bag pick-up on Saturday, June 13, thank you! Here’s the word from Fran Kenkel, project director: Dear Food Project Friends, Thank you for making this our largest ...