Author: Marilyn Medina

Edible Uses The nutritious berries are a native food that have a mild or sweet cherry-like flavor – after they have fully ripened. Depending on conditions and natural variation (sun seems to make them sweeter), they can also taste bitter. However, cooking or drying the fruits can remove the bitterness. Are wild plums OK to […]

Prunus americana. Prunus americana, commonly called the American plum, 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. Are wild plums OK to eat? Wild plums can simply be eaten fresh as […]

The taste of wild grown plum fruit ranges from tart to sweet but not bitter. They’ll make you pucker initially because the skin of that plum is particularly tart while the meat or flesh of the plum runs sweet. Some say the taste of the American plum is sort of like a cross between a […]

Plums are delicious and sweet eaten straight from the tree and fruit trees are so easy to grow, once you buy one, plant it all it needs is a little water when the weather is dry and it will produce lovely fruit for you for years to come. Can I eat plums from my tree? […]

Not all plums are prunes… As it turns out, prunes are just dried plums. However, not all plums are prunes. The prune fruit comes from a different type of plant other than plums. So yes, dried plums are called prunes; but not all plums are prunes…. What type of plums are used for prunes? European […]

100g of the fruit contains 79mg of Potassium making it absolutely kidney friendly fruit. Is Plum good for kidney patient? Eat peaches, plums or pineapple, instead of nectarines, mangos or papaya. Choose dried cranberries, instead of raisins or other dried fruit.Low-potassium foods. Food Type Low-potassium foods Fruits Apples Berries Fruit cocktail Grapes Lemon Peaches Canned […]

8) Myrobalan Plum These are also sometimes referred to as cherry plums because they look like small, round, red or yellow cherries. What are red plums called? Satsuma: Red skin with bright red insides. Prunes: Prunes (dried plums), are made with freestone varieties of plums (the seed is easily removed, as opposed to clingstone varieties). […]

It’s best to plant plum trees as bare-root trees in late winter or in early spring, while they’re dormant—this minimizes the shock of transplanting and encourages the tree to start new spring growth soon after being planted. Where is the best place to plant a plum tree? Plums do not do well when planted in […]

Deep, rich flavor: The sweet, tender and juicy flesh of a Santa Rosa plum is complemented by a hint of tartness in the skin, which serves to balance out the sugars for a perfect blend of flavor. Which plums are the sweetest? Mirabelle plums are the sweetest of all plum varieties. The small fruit with […]

Italian Prune plums have a dense consistency and a sweet, fruity flavor well suited for fresh eating, cooking, or drying. Which plums are sour? The black plums are sweet fruits. Unlike the black plums, the red plums are sour sweet fruits. People prefer eating red and black plums fresh during summer and make them into […]

Nope! The Santa Rosa is self-fruitful, meaning it can pollenize itself without even having other plum trees nearby. Is Santa Rosa plum self-pollinating? The plums are large in size with red to purple coloring, ripening midseason. Their fine-textured clingstone flesh is delicious when eaten fresh, canned, or used in cooking. While the Santa Rosa plum […]

Why does jam taste bitter? Your jam may taste bitter because it’s over-cooked. Sometimes overcooked jam can be good thing, as it has a nice caramel flavour that will work well used in desserts. However if it’s really overcooked the sugar will give it a bitter burnt taste. How do you reduce the bitterness in […]