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This is a list of countries by plum and sloe production from 2016-2022, based on data from the Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database. [1] The estimated total world production of plum and sloe in 2022 was 12,391,467 metric tonnes , up 1% from 12,209,265 tonnes in 2021. [ 1 ]
Prunus americana, commonly called the American plum, [7] 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. [8] Prunus americana has often been planted outside its native range and sometimes escapes cultivation. [9]
Prunus is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs from the family Rosaceae, which includes plums, cherries, peaches, nectarines, apricots and almonds (collectively stonefruit).The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, [4] being native to the temperate regions of North America, the neotropics of South America, and temperate and tropical regions of Eurasia and Africa, [5] There are about 340 ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 16 January 2025. Edible fruit For other uses, see Plum (disambiguation). "Plumtree" redirects here. For the Canadian band, see Plumtree (band). For other uses, see Plumtree (disambiguation). African Rose plums (Japanese or Chinese plum). A plum is a fruit of some species in Prunus subg. Prunus. Dried ...
Prunus umbellata, called flatwoods plum, hog plum and sloe plum, is a plum species native to the United States from Virginia, south to Florida, and west to Texas. [3] [4] Prunus umbellata can reach 6.1 meters (20 feet) in height with a 4.6 m (15 ft) spread. It has alternate serrate green leaves that turn yellow in autumn. Flowers are white ...
Prunus cerasifera is a species of plum known by the common names cherry plum and myrobalan plum. [3] It is native to Southeast Europe [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] and Western Asia , [ 3 ] [ 7 ] and is naturalised in the British Isles [ 4 ] and scattered locations in North America.
Prunus rivularis, known variously by the common names creek plum, [1] hog plum, [1] or wild-goose plum [1] is a thicket-forming shrub. It prefers calcareous clay soil or limestone-based woodland soils. This deciduous plant belongs to the rose family, Rosaceae, and is found mainly in the central United States.
This label guarantees a minimum fruit size (22 mm) and sugar content, and can only be used in a specific geographical zone of production. [citation needed] The city of Metz dedicates two weeks to the Mirabelle plum during the popular Mirabelle Festival held in August. During the festival, in addition to open markets selling fresh prunes ...