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    Perfect PLUMS

    Sep 02, 2021 2 minutes

    European plums, Prunus domestica, arose in the Caucasus mountains near the Caspian Sea as a natural hybrid of sloes (Prunus spinosa) and cherry plum (Prunus cerasifera). People have been enjoying their sumptuous fruits for over 2,000 years.

    Plums are exceptionally diverse in colour, size and shape, but fit into five main groups: ‘greengages’, very sweet, green to golden in colour, round in shape; ‘prunes’, oval and purple

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