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Healthy Benefits and Facts of Plum Fruit

Plums are hard-pitted fruits like peachs, cherrys, almonds, and apricots. About 12 plum species are cultivated throughout temperate regions for their fruit and as flowering ornamentals. The Japanese plum, probably originating in China, was introduced into the United States in 1870. The fruit is more pointed at the apex than that of the common European plum, [...]

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The apricot (Prunus armeniaca)

More than 20 kinds are distinguished. Some favorites are Moorpark, of English origin, with a large, round, orange-red freestone, ripening in the middle of the season; Newcastle, of California origin, with a medium-size, round, orange-yellow freestone; and Royal, of French origin, with a large, oblate, yellow-red freestone, ready early in the season. The fruit, somewhat smaller [...]

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